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The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

The universe has no prince or king that it [Rome] would consider equal to its humblest citizen.

The worst of all States is the democratic State.

This dark brightness that falls from the stars.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.

To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

When a woman has the gift of silence she possesses a quality above the vulgar. It is a gift of Heaven seldom bestowed; without a little miracle it cannot be accomplished; and Nature suffers violence when Heaven puts a woman in the humor of observing silence.

When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity.

When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.

Who is all-powerful should fear everything.

Your arm is unvanquished, but not invincible.

Your Christians, whom one persecutes in vain, have something in them that surpasses the human. They lead a life of such innocence,that the heavens owe them some recognition: that they arise the stronger the more they are beaten down is hardly the result of common virtues.

Your heart is mine; there I reign. I am content.

Dans le bonheur d'autrui je cherche mon bonheur

Je ne dois qu'à moi seul toute ma renommée." (L'Excuse à Ariste)

These little rulers who may rule a year, Who see their pow’r will be for such short time, Seek to abort the fruit of well made plans, Lest it belong to those who follow them. As they have little share of public goods, They try to harvest much for their own selves, Each man, they know, will gladly pardon them, In hopes of one day profiting the same: The people’s state of all states is the worst.

Va, je ne te hais point.

Wer es zulässt, dass man ihn beleidigt, verdient es.