Love has the power of making you believe what you would normally treat with the deepest suspicion.

Short absence quickens love; long absence kills it.

None, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness.

I shall make it my chief business to see that the [royal] executive power has its place in the constitution.

Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.

I would not exchange my leisure hours for all the wealth in the world.

Never let me hear that foolish word again.