 One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie. |
| We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness. |
| In recounting our woes, we often soothe them. |
| Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare. |
| Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us! |
| An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past. |
| A good memory is needed after one has lied. |
| He who allows me to rule is in fact my master. |
| To win without risk is to triumph without glory. |
| He who pardons easily invites offense. |
| He who does not fear death cares naught for threats. |
| After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling. |
| Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power. |
| He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life. |
| One half of my life has put the other half in the grave. |
| The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. |
| I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor. |
| To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory. |
| One often calms one's grief by recounting it. |
| We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger. |
