The interests of the state must come first.

I die innocent of all the crimes laid to my charge; I pardon those who have occasioned my death; and I pray to God that the blood you are going to shed may never be visited on France.

I have no intention of sharing my authority.

We must define flattery and praise; they are distinct. Trajan was encouraged to virtue by the panegyric Pliny; Tiberius became obstinate in vice from the flattery of his senators.

Live in the NOW. Live life to its fullest. Don’t spend more than 10% of your time learning from the past, and 20% planning for the future. Live in the present, act NOW to fulfill the dreams you plan.

It is my intent to beget a good understanding between the chymists and the mechanical philosophers who have hitherto been too little acquainted with one another's learning.

I wanted to find my voice, so I sat in silence.I wanted joy, so I cried my heart open.I wanted wisdom, so I capered in bodacious foolishness.I wanted freedom, so I felt my bonds.

The longer one lives, the more mysterious life seems.

Never allow your present situation deprive you from your happiness".

To my utter despair I have discovered, and discover every day anew, that there is in the masses no revolutionary idea or hope or passion.

I wish to live without committing any fault at any time.

It is not the bigness of the words you utter, but the force with which you deliver them.

The first step to achieving your goal, is to take a moment to respect your goal. Know what it means to you to achieve it.

Large men in black plate mail with red cloaks and plumes don't sneak worth a damn.