"Forget your personal troubles and think of the common good."

"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."

"My lineage is from the heavens; my destiny is to rule the earth."

"I am the punishment of God... If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."

"I wish to die at home. Let not my end disarm you, and on no account weep for me, lest the enemy be warned of my death."