كم من أباطرة وأمراء عاشوا ومضوا، ولم يبقَ لهم أثر، وإنما سعَوا إلى كسب الممالك والثروات ليبقى ذكرهم خالدًا.

“How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and riches in order that their fame might be ever-lasting.”Leonardo da Vinci — Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated) (2014)