French - Royalty | September 5, 1638 - September 1, 1715
It is legal because I wish it.
Louis XIV
LegalWishI WishBecause
There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
StrengthManConquerLittleWho
My child, you are going to be a great king; do not imitate me in the taste I have had for building, or in that I have had for war; try, on the contrary, to be at peace with your neighbors.
GreatPeaceWarChildKingMe
We can do all we wish while we live; afterward, we are less than the meanest.
LiveWishThanLessMeanestWhile
It is impossible to please all the world.
WorldImpossiblePleaseAll The World
Render to God what you owe him; recognize the obligations you are under to him.
GodYouHimRenderOweRecognize
The ministers of kings should learn to moderate their ambition. The higher they elevate themselves above their proper sphere, the greater the danger that they will fall.
AmbitionLearnFallKingsWill
Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful.
TimeUnhappySomeoneUngratefulMake
My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons.
PeaceWarDividedOnlyCourt
Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns.
LegalLaws
Always follow good counsels.
GoodFollowAlways
I am the state.
I AmStateAm
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Louis XIV quotes