I sought to be remembered as great; I am remembered as cauti... - Tarquin the Proud

"I sought to be remembered as great; I am remembered as cautionary."

Tarquin the Proud

King Ancient Rome 534–495

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"The throne is not inherited by the virtue of birth alone, but by the strength of one's will."

"A king who fears his people has already lost his crown."

"Power without purpose is merely tyranny dressed in silk."

"The greatest conquest is not of lands, but of oneself."