It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.
I have good reason to believe that somewhere on my planet there is an old rat.
I hear him at night.
You can judge this old rat.
From time to time you will condemn him to death.
Thus his life will depend on your justice.
But you will pardon him on each occasion; for he must be treated thriftily.
He is the only one we have.
I shall command the sunset.
But, according to my science of government, I shall wait until conditions are favorable.
— Then I guess there's just one problem left.
— And what's that, Your Majesty?
— How much I'm going to miss her.