Deny a strong man his due, and he will take all he can get.
All go free when multitudes offend.
Why seek the Deity further? Whatever we see is God, and wherever we go.
Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name.
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship.
Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.