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.
Peace is obtained by war.
No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill.
No evil is great if it is the last.
After darkness comes the light.
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.
In friendship similarity of character has more weight than kinship.
Tasteful rather than expensive.
That evil can never be great which is the last.
The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.