Is it not passing brave to be a King and ride in triumph through Persepolis?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The triumph can't be had without the struggle.
To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.
When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.
Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
The king and the dauphin both like to see me on horseback. I only say this because all the world perceives it, and especially while we were absent from Versailles, they were delighted to see me in my riding habit.
Every reign must submit to a greater reign.
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.
I've become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave.
To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.
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