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.
I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women
Nuns and married women are equally unhappy, if in different ways.
You should be more afraid of a stupid man than of an evil one.
Life is too short to be able to love as one should.
There are few prisoners more closely guarded than princes.