Life is too short to be able to love as one should.
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.
Ignorance is not innocence.
One can really love only once.
You should be more afraid of a stupid man than of an evil one.