An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past

What destroys one man preserves another.

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.

To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.

I would not like a king who could obey.

Your heart is mine; there I reign. I am content.

Among wellborn spirits courage does not depend on age.