Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
A shifty, fickle object is woman, always. (Varium et mutabile semper femina.)
In his deepest heart there surge tremendous shame and madness mixed with sorrow and love whipped on by frenzy and a courage aware of its own worth.
From a single crime know the nation.
Trust one who has gone through it.
Trust one who has tried.