All Men Seek Esteem; The Best By

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

The Rightness Of A Thing Isn't Determined By The Amount Of Courage It Takes.

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 It Is Not For The Perfect Vase Or The Polished Gem To Choose Their Owners.

He Sees Himself In His Lover As If In A Mirror, Not Knowing Whom He Sees, And When They Are Together, He Too Is Released From Pain, And When Apart, He Longs As He Himself Is Longed For; For Reflected In His Heart Is Love's Image, Which Is Love's Answer. But He Calls It, And Believes It, Not Love But Friendship.