You should know our mania for building is stronger than ever. It is a diabolical thing. It consumes money and the more you build, the more you want to build. It's a sickness like being addicted to alcohol.

the title of Queen rang sweet to my ears, child though I was. ... This idea of a crown began running in my head then like a tune, and has been running a lot in it ever since.

In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.

Don't worry about things you cannot alter

Nothing is more difficult, in my opinion, than to avoid something that fundamentally attracts you.

The most sure, but at the same time the most difficult expedient to mend the morals of the people, is a perfect system of education.

Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: If you feel unhappy, then place yourself above that and act so that your happiness does not get to be dependent on anything.