It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
I have always reckoned the dignity of the republic of first importance and preferable to life.
What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.
Which death is preferably to every other? 'The unexpected'.
Men willingly believe what they wish.