Tarquin the Proud

"Sentiment is the poison that weakens empires."

"The law exists to serve the ruler, not restrain him."

"Beauty in architecture outlasts beauty in flesh."

"Those who serve me serve their own survival."

"I have no need for friendship; I have subjects."

"The weak believe in democracy; the strong believe in themselves."

"Every monument I build is a warning to those who defy me."

"Truth is whatever the king declares it to be."

"My legacy will be written in stone and blood."

"The Senate thinks itself my equal; how amusing."

"A people without fear is a people without order."

"I did not steal the throne; I liberated it from weakness."

"The gods favor the bold; the cautious are forgotten."

"My children inherit not my love, but my enemies."

"Rome's greatness comes not from its laws, but from my will."

"To hesitate in power is to invite usurpation."

"The masses cry for justice; I give them spectacle."

"Patience is a virtue for those without the strength to act."

"My word is law because I have the strength to enforce it."

"Those who speak of my cruelty do not understand necessity."

"I am Rome, and Rome bows to me."

"The price of order is obedience; obedience demands force."

"A grateful subject is a dangerous subject; better they fear."

"My ambition is Rome's destiny."

"The weak perish; the strong prosper. This is the natural order."

"Those who plot against me will meet a fate worse than death."

"I did not inherit Rome; I remade it in my image."

"The republic is dead; I am its tomb and heir."

"My children will rule because they are mine, not because they are worthy."

"To forgive is to show weakness; I prefer to show strength."