A faithful friend is the true image of the Deity.
I do not amuse myself by thinking of dead people.
Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.
A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.
As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life.
It is only with prudence, sagacity, and much dexterity that great aims are accomplished, and all obstacles surmounted. Otherwise nothing is accomplished.