I have made my will; I have been tormented to do it. I have bought repose; I know the powerlessness and inutility… — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
You have only to see what became of my father's will immediately after his death, and the wills of so many other… — Louis XIV Copy Share Image
The ministers of kings should learn to moderate their ambition. The higher they elevate themselves above their proper sphere, the greater the… — 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
