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.

Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!

Doubt, but still hate!

Good fortune leads one to the highest glory, But to renounce it calls for equal courage.

It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.