“ Age has a good mind and sorry shanks. ”
A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart.
~ Pietro Aretino
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves with contentment.
I am indeed a king because I know how to rule myself.
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
