He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.
Ambition becomes displeasing when it is once satiated; there is a reaction; and as our spirit, till our last sigh, is always aiming toward some object, it falls back on itself, having nothing else on which to rest; and having reached the summit, it longs to descend.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie
A liar is full of oaths.
He who pardons easily invites offense.
A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.