Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere.
The leader of the deed was a woman. -Dux femina facti
Fortunate is he whose mind has the power to probe the causes of things and trample underfoot all terrors and inexorable fate.
Love conquers all; let us surrender to Love.
Love begets love, love knows no rules, this is same for all.
Mantua gave me birth, Calabri snatched me away, now Parthenope holds me; I sang of shepherds, pastures, and heroes. -Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope, cecini pascua, rura, duces