In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.
You were in a mood to quarrel. Please inform me once the inclination passes.
The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
The trouble is that my heart is loath to be without love even for a single hour. ... If you want to keep me forever, then show as much friendship as love, and more than anything else, love me and tell me the truth.
I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.
[On Peter III:] He did not have a bad heart; but a weak man usually has not.