Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.
The greater the risk, the sweeter the fruit.
We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.
Kindness acts Not always as you think; a hated hand Renders it odious.
He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.
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!