death was the price of life.
It is bitter to lose a friend to evil before one loses him to death.
By her shining and her power he knew her.
It is something, I thought, when a king can put a courtesan to the blush.
You can make an audience see nearly anything, if you yourself believe in it.
All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is much easier.