One man to live in pleasure and wealth, whiles all other weap and smart for it, that is the part not of a king, but of a jailor.

The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of chivalry than in the good feats of peace.

A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To bear the miseries of a people! And sink beneath a load of splendid care!

Upper class to me means you are either born into wealth or you're Royalty.

I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his. [Fr., Moi, je serai autocrate: c'est mon metier. Et le bon Dieu me pardonnnera: c'est son metier.]

Every noble crown is, and on Earth will forever be, a crown of thorns.