A true king is neither husband nor father he considers his throne and nothing else.
Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!
To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.
One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
The greater the effort, the greater the glory.
The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes.
Happiness seems made to be shared.
I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.
Each instant of life is a step toward death.
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.
Every man of courage is a man of his word.
We never taste a perfect joy our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.
To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.
He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.
We never enjoy perfect happiness our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction.
Among wellborn spirits courage does not depend on age.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.