"I have always been a man of diligence, and have worked tirelessly for the good of the state."

"I am an actor who has played his part well: now applaud as I exit."

"I had a dream that I was being carried up to heaven by Jupiter himself, and that I was being placed among the stars."

"I have been called a god, but I am merely a man."

"I have done my best, and if it is not enough, then it is not enough."