Cornelius Nepos (/kɔːrˈniːliəs ˈniːpɒs, ˈnɛpɒs/; c. 110 BC – c. 25 BC) was a Roman biographer. He was born at Hostilia, a village in Cisalpine Gaul not far from Verona.
That evil can never be great which is the last.
No evil is great if it is the last.
The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.
No government is safe unless it is protected by the good will of the people.
So that he seemed not to relinquish life, but to leave one home for another.
Peace is obtained by war.
Tasteful rather than expensive.
In friendship similarity of character has more weight than kinship.
No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.
After darkness comes the light.