He who has resolved to conquer or die is seldom conquered; such noble despair perishes with difficulty.
The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.
I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am; so I wish to be.
It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.
I believe everything to be just when a king ordains it.
Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.