Where love is, there slavery cannot be." "And where love is not, there slavery must be, doubtless you wish to add ?" broke in the queen.
"I should be very miserable if I had nothing to love, which I might love purely, and feel myself the nobler and happier thereby." "Then pity us poor mortals who cannot climb up to your Olympus! Eh, my very noble Cleomenes," went on the queen, addressing the Greek, "do I not deserve compassion, that I have not been able to find some Tigranes of Armenia, or Parthian prince, who will be all in all to me, and make me forget everything in worshipping him ?" These were the first words that evening that had grated on Cornelia.

A little ruffled, she replied:-- "I fear, O queen, that if you are awaiting a Tigranes or an Artavasdes to sue for your hand, you will indeed never find a lord to worship.
Quintus Drusus is indeed wealthy at Rome, his family noble, he may rise to great things; but I would not lay down my life for him because of his wealth, his lineage, or his fair prospects.

It is not these things which make a common woman love a man." "But I am not a common woman," responded Cleopatra, with emphasis.

"I am ambitious, not to be led, but to lead.

I must rule or I must die.