We never enjoy perfect happiness our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction.
Ambition having reached the summit longs to descend.
Peace is produced by war.
Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.
Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.
I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.