Eh! sire, that is the fate of truth; she is a stern companion; she bristles all over with steel; she wounds those whom she attacks, and sometimes him… - Alexandre Dumas fils

"Hänen kasvonsa olivat vakavat ja hymynsä arvokas, ja se joka vain näki millä tavoin hän käveli saattoi sanoa samoin kuin Elleviou kerran eräästä hovinaisesta: "Tuo nainen on varmasti joko ilotyttö tai herttuatar.

You are young, and your bitter recollections have time to change themselves into sweet remembrances."

Learn ever to separate the king and the principle of royalty. The king is but man; royalty is the spirit of God. When you are in doubt as to which you should serve, forsake the material appearance for the invisible principle, for this is everything.