There stands the shadow of a glorious name.
Why seek the Deity further? Whatever we see is God, and wherever we go.
Neither side is guiltless if its adversary is appointed judge.
Believing nothing does whilst there remained anything else to be done.
As great edifices collapse of their own weight, so Heaven sets a similar limit to the growth of prosperous states.
Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.