Your arm is unvanquished, but not invincible.

An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

It is an imprudence common to kings to listen to too much advice and to err in their choice.

We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.