I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.
Ambition becomes displeasing when it is once satiated; there is a reaction; and as our spirit, till our last sigh, is always aiming toward some object, it falls back on itself, having nothing else on which to rest; and having reached the summit, it longs to descend.
Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.
Rome alone can resist Rome.
The worst of all States is the democratic State.
How much must I overcome before I triumph?