Every brave man is a man of his word; to such base vices he cannot stoop, and shuns more than death the shame of lying.

Love lives on hope, and dies when hope is dead; It is a flame which sinks for lack of fuel.

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

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.

A first impulse was never a crime.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Sir, what does it matter whom I serve, so long as I am right?