There is no remembrance which time does not obliterate, nor pain which death does not terminate.
Every man is the son of his own works.
How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?
Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are easy to learn.
A knight errant who turns mad for a reason deserves neither merit nor thanks. The thing is to do it without cause
Every production must resemble its author.