As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.
They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.
The worst of all States is the democratic State.
Good fortune leads one to the highest glory, But to renounce it calls for equal courage.
Your arm is unvanquished, but not invincible.
It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.