Oh, How Sweet It Is To Pity

A Monarch Must Sometimes Rule Even Himself: He Who Wants Everything Must Risk Very Little.

Alas, I Emerge From One Disaster To Fall Into A Worse.

After Having Won A Scepter, Few Are So Generous As To Disdain The Pleasures Of Ruling.

It Is A Crime Against The State To Be Powerful Enough To Commit One.

Treachery Is Noble When Aimed At Tyranny.