Because I fear God, I have no man to fear.
Royalty is but a feather in a man's cap; let children enjoy their rattle.
He who stops being better stops being good.
Those who stop being better stop being good.
No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going. Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged.
I have not the particular shining bauble or feather in my cap for crowds to gaze at or kneel to, but I have power and resolution for foes to tremble at.