Heaven deprives me of a wife who never caused me any other grief than that of her death.
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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I am the State.
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It is legal because I wish it.
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Why do you weep? Did you think I was immortal?
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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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Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.
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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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I see no point in reading.
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Only small minds want always to be right.
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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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There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
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Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful.
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Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns.
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Impatience for victory guarantees defeat.
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