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It is the gift of heaven and not of reason.
The greater the risk, the sweeter the fruit.
Each instant of life is a step toward death.
Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
He who forgives readily only invites offense.
He who allows me to rule is in fact my master
One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.
In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.
Your arm is unvanquished, but not invincible.
He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.
And the combat ceased, for want of combatants.
The greater the effort, the greater the glory.
Have others fear you, and I will have no fear.
He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.
Here honor binds me, and I wish to satisfy it.
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
Your virtue raises your glory above your crime.
Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.
This dark brightness that falls from the stars.
The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
The worst of all States is the democratic State.
Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.
Your heart is mine; there I reign. I am content.
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible
Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.
It matters more how one gives than what one gives
Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.
It matters more how one gives than what one gives.
To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible.
As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true.
He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.
In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.
He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.
He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.
The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.
A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.
When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity.
Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect.
The people you killed seem to be in excellent health.
Death was to be my glory, but destiny has refused it.
To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie
Ambition, having reached the summit, longs to descend.
Among wellborn spirits courage does not depend on age.
Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.
One doesn't wish to see those to whom one owes so much.