A man must become wise at his own expense.

Tortures are a dangerous invention, and seem to be a test of endurance rather than of truth.

Life in itself is neither good nor evil, it is the place of good and evil, according to what you make it.

A volunteer, you assign yourself specific roles and risks according to your judgement of their brilliance and importance, and you see when life itself may be justifiably devoted to them.

After mature deliberation of counsel, the good Queen to establish a rule and immutable example unto all posterity, for the moderation and required modesty in a lawful marriage, ordained the number of six times a day as a lawful, necessary and competent limit.

I will follow the right side even to the fire, but excluding the fire if I can.

The thing I fear most is fear.