Every man is his own worst enemy
To some people everything is permitted.
Great armies are nothing but a collection of weakness.
It is quite as ignominious to allow oneself to be deceived as to deceive.
It would not be difficult to be a better ruler than I was: for I admit that I ruled badly; and even if I was fortunate enough to satisfy my subjects, I was not fortunate enough to satisfy myself.
There is a star above us which unites souls of the first order, though worlds and ages separate them.