Once a king ... it was impossible, without risk of life, to sink to a private station.
Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.
There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.
My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings.
Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.
A mind of moderate capacity which closely pursues one study must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study.