We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.
I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am; so I wish to be.
The universe has no prince or king that it [Rome] would consider equal to its humblest citizen.
Let us attend to the present, and as to the future we shall know how to manage when the occasion arrives.
The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes.
Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants.