Ambition aspires to descend
Just as We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. So too we never taste sadness completely, as things could always be worse in some way and for this we can be grateful.
Rome alone can resist Rome.
How much must I overcome before I triumph?
Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.
He who despises life is his life's master.