I am young, it is true; but in noble souls valor does not wait for years.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

Your virtue raises your glory above your crime.

There are secret ties, there are sympathies, by the sweet relationship of which souls that are well matched attach themselves to each other, and are affected by I know not what, which cannot be explained

Who is all-powerful should fear everything.

These flattering mirrors reflect imperfectly what is within; the countenance is often a gay deceiver. What defects of mind lie hidden under its beauty! What fair exteriors conceal base souls!

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