To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.

I am a fool. That is well known.

The taste of death is upon my lips. I feel something that is not of this earth.

Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.

To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.

I am not thoughtless but am prepared for anything and as a result can wait patiently for whatever the future holds in store, and I'll be able to endure it.

I should like to know for what reason idleness is so popular with many young people that it is impossible to dissuade them from it either by words or by chastisements.