We grow old more through indolence, than through age.
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.
One can really love only once.
I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women
To some people everything is permitted.
Every man is his own worst enemy