When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.
God orders a man to do all he can to save his life.
Within six months, if I am not dead, I shall have seen you again, madam--even if I have to overturn the world.
How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure!
I have no will, unless it be the will never to decide. I have been so overwhelmed by the many storms that have broken over my head, that I am become passive in the hands of the Almighty, like a sparrow in the talons of an eagle. I live, because it is not ordained for me to die.