After Having Won A Scepter, Few Are

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

Master Of The Universe But Not Of Myself, I Am The Only Rebel Against My Absolute Power.

To Myself Alone Do I Owe My Fame. [fr., Je Ne Dois Qu'a Moi Seul Toute Ma Renommee.]

Treachery Is Noble When Aimed At Tyranny.

He Who Can Live In Infamy Is Unworthy Of Life.