Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.
There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.
This is the Lord's doing. And it is marvelous in our eyes.
Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.
I regret the unhappiness of princes who are slaves to forms and fettered by caution.
Be always faithful to me, as I always desire to keep you in peace; and if there have been wiser kings, none has ever loved you more than I have.