As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.
Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!
Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
He who allows me to rule is in fact my master
After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling.