Cornelius Nepos quotes:

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

No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.

After darkness comes the light.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

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

No evil is great if it is the last.

Peace is obtained by war.

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

The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.

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

That evil can never be great which is the last.

In friendship similarity of character has more weight than kinship.