Quotes from Cornelius Nepos

No government is safe unless it is protected by the good will of the people.

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 fortified by goodwill.

So that he seemed to depart not from life, but from one home to another.

Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.

So that he seemed not to relinquish life, but to leave one home for another.

Peace is obtained by war.

Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.