"A man must not promise what he ought not, lest he be called on to perform what he cannot."

"I preferred to live in a modest house, rather than in a grand palace."

"You cheer my heart, building as though Rome will be eternal."

"I have always been a man of patience, and have waited for the opportune moment to act."

"It will be enough if I can make people say after I'm dead that I played my part well."