We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day.

After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling.

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.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.