Caligula

"Music should inspire awe and terror, not mere joy."

"Faith is a tool for controlling the masses, nothing more."

"Family loyalty is a myth; only power is real."

"Hope is the poison that keeps people enslaved."

"Courage is merely the absence of the wisdom to fear."

"Change is the enemy of eternal rule."

"Knowledge in the hands of the people leads to rebellion."

"Peace is simply the interval between wars I have not yet declared."

"Nature bends to the will of the strong, as all things must."

"Science serves only those who have the power to command it."

"The most beautiful city is one that trembles at my approach."

"Money is merely frozen power, waiting to be thawed."

"Health is irrelevant; only the will to dominate matters."

"Adventure is the luxury of those who do not fear death."

"Imagination is wasted on those without the power to act upon it."

"Technology is simply a new form of tyranny."

"War is the natural state of mankind; peace is merely delusion."

"Motivation comes from the desire to crush one's enemies."

"Inspiration is found in the screams of the condemned."

"Relationships are but negotiations of power between enemies."

"Solitude is the privilege of the emperor who trusts no one."

"Humor is permitted only when I am entertained by it."

"Kindness is the weakness of those unfit to rule."

"Patience is a virtue only for slaves waiting for their master."

"Perseverance in evil is the mark of true greatness."

"Gratitude makes slaves of those who feel it."

"Creativity must always serve the state and its ruler."

"Death is the only equality I acknowledge among men."

"Philosophy is merely the luxury of those I allow to think."

"Literature should glorify the emperor or be burned."