There are secret ties, there are sympathies, by the sweet relationship of which souls that are well matched attach themselves to each other, and are affected by I know not what, which cannot be explained

Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.

Have others fear you, and I will have no fear.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true.

An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past

He who fears not death fears not a threat.