The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought in pardoning. He will spare some and watch over some, because of their youth, and others on account of their ignorance. His clemency will not fall short of justice, but will fulfill it perfectly.

The fortune of war is always doubtful.

It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.

The mind is never right but when it is at peace within itself.

Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.

The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom - that deed and word should be in accord.

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.