The King of Spain displayed his esteem for me in a manner that I confess flattered me pleasantly when, after the death of Don Luis de Haro, he stated publicly in front of all the foreign ambassadors that he wanted… — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
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… — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
Every time I bestow a vacant office I make a hundred discontented persons and one ingrate. — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons. — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
The King of Spain displayed his esteem for me in a manner that I confess flattered me pleasantly when, after the death of Don… — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
That's what troubles me: I should like to suffer more for the expiation of my sins. — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
