It is an imprudence common to kings to listen to too much advice and to err in their choice.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.
Love is a tyrant sparing none.
These flattering mirrors reflect imperfectly what is within; the countenance is often a gay deceiver. What defects of mind lie hidden under its beauty! What fair exteriors conceal base souls!
A liar is full of oaths.