Liberty may be of no more use Than stirring up the flame of civil wars; Then, by disorder fatal to the world, One wants no king, the other wants no equal.
Kindness acts Not always as you think; a hated hand Renders it odious.
They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.
Guess if you can, choose if you dare.
I am Roman, alas, because Horace is Roman.
Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.