I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them so much as tyrannize them.

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.

How much must I overcome before I triumph?

Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.

All evils are equal when they are extreme.