It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

I say now and have often said before, Fathers of the Senate, that a well-disposed and helpful prince, to whom you have given such great and unrestrained power, ought to be the servant of the...

To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will ever need, is to have the world in the palm of you hand.

If you ever come to feel any doubt of my character or of my heartfelt devotion to you… the title of Father of My Country will give me no additional honor, but will be a...

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

I shall always be consistent and never change my ways so long as I am in my senses; but for the sake of precedent the Senate should beware of binding itself to support the acts...

Power has no limits.