A first impulse was never a crime.
He who has resolved to conquer or die is seldom conquered; such noble despair perishes with difficulty.
Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.
I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Let us attend to the present, and as to the future we shall know how to manage when the occasion arrives.