I have mortally opposed the English king; I have stormed and taken the towns and castles which he unjustly claimed as his own.

As Governor of my country, I have been an enemy to its enemies; I have slain the English; I have mortally opposed the English King; I have stormed and taken the towns and castles which he unjustly claimed as his own.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.