My Sweetest Hope Is To Lose Hope

All Evils Are Equal When They Are Extreme. [fr., Et Tous Maux Sont Pareils Alors Qu'ils Sont Extremes.]

He Who Plays Advisor Is No Longer Ambassador.

To Myself Alone Do I Owe My Fame.

Force Is Legitimate Where Gentleness Avails Not.

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