Caligula

"I wish the Roman people had a single neck that I could cut off at one blow."

"Remember always that the conspiracy against you has not ceased."

"As long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so."

"If you were a single limb of my body I would not wish you severed from it more painfully."

"Let them hate me, so long as they fear me."

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."

"The gods envy us because we are mortal."

"Do you think I would be emperor if I were not mad?"

"Whom the gods love die young."

"Everyone can be conquered."

"I have found the art of deceiving myself."

"Fear and pain are illusions."

"Beauty is but a flower which wrinkles will devour."

"The most perfect political state is that which produces the greatest happiness."

"Knowledge is power, and I desire all power."

"Time is the fire in which we burn."

"Nature knows no indignities."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Science is the pursuit of truth."

"Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast."

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for."

"A leader is one who sees the future."

"Work is the refuge of those who have nothing better to do."

"Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious."

"Humor is tragedy plus time."

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty."

"Death is but a doorway."

"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."