When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.
Love is a tyrant sparing none.
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.
Rome, if you do not wish me to betray you, make enemies that I can hate!
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.