You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne.
Treason pleases, but not the traitor.
Truly I was born to be an example of misfortune, and a target at which the arrows of adversary are aimed.
A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency.
Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
Love is invisible and comes and goes where it wants, without anyone asking about it.