Ordinarily Men Exercise Their Memory

Love Is The Occupation Of The Idle Man, The Amusement Of A Busy One, And The Shipwreck Of A Sovereign.

In Statesmanship There Are Predicaments From Which It Is Impossible To Escape Without Some Wrongdoing.

An Emperor Confides In National Soldiers, Not In Mercenaries.

My Star Was Fading, I Felt The Reins Slipping Out Of My Grasp, And Could Do Nothing To Stop It.

I See Only My Objective - The Obstacles Must Give Way.