in much knowledge there is also much grief.
Are all ends of life so sad?
Fashion exists for women with no taste, etiquette for people with no breeding.
Nothing is ours really, not even our own souls!
We who are placed above the crowd are not climbing ... so we are never out of breath.
I am said to be the most beautiful woman in Europe. About that, of course, I cannot judge because I cannot know. But about the other queens, I know. I am the most beautiful queen in Europe.