Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.
One doesn't wish to see those to whom one owes so much.
We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.
It is only blood that can wash away such an outrage; die or kill.
Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants.
He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.