Life is a thread I can break without thy help; and, if I do, what will become of thee?
Men determined on death prefer it at the hands of others, for the reason that the soul which Plato giveth us is rebellious at the thought of self-destruction; that is all.

If the ship be a pirate, I will escape from the world.

My mind is fixed.
I am a Roman.

Success and honor are all in all.

Yet I would have served thee; thou wouldst not.