But It Is Not For

I Was A King And A King's Heir And Now I Am A Slave.

It Is Bitter To Lose A Friend To Evil Before One Loses Him To Death.

All Men Seek Esteem; The Best By Lifting Themselves, Which Is Hard To Do, The Rest By Shoving Others Down, Which Is Much Easier.

Power Is The Test. Some, Once They Have It, Are Content To Buy The Show Of Liking, And Punish Those Who Withhold It; Then You Have A Despot. But Some Keep A True Eye For How They Seem To Others, And Care About It, Which Holds Them Back From Much Mischief.

But Courage Without Conduct Is The Virtue Of A Robber, Or A Tyrant.