The years go by one after the other; time slips past us with out our being aware of it; we grow old like ordinary men and we shall end like them.
LOUIS XIVIn every treaty, insert a clause which can easily be violated, so that the entire agreement can be broken in case the interests of the State make it expedient to do so.
More Louis XIV Quotes
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Why are you weeping ? Did you imagine that I was immortal ?
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One king, one law, one faith.
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Why do you weep? Did you think I was immortal?
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I see no point in reading.
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Has God forgotten everything I’ve done for him ?
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The Last Argument of Kings.
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Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.
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I am the State.
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I could sooner reconcile all Europe than two women.
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Every time I fill a vacant office, I make ten malcontents and one ingrate.
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Impatience for victory guarantees defeat.
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First feelings are always the most natural.
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Only small minds want always to be right.
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In every treaty, insert a clause which can easily be violated, so that the entire agreement can be broken in case the interests of the State make it expedient to do so.
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It is legal because I wish it.
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