Louis Xiv Quotes

11 quotes by 10 authors

Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like… — Francois Magendie
The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. ... One might point out how the Renaissance was… — Oscar Wilde
The only thing that one really knows about human nature is that it changes. Change is the one quality we can predicate of it. The… — Oscar Wilde
The President wants me to argue that he is as powerful a monarch as Louis XIV, only four years at a time, and is not… — Richard M. Nixon
Qu'ils mangent de la brioche. Let them eat cake. On being told that her people had no bread. Attributed to Marie-Antoinette, but remark is much… — Marie Antoinette
The modern scene in decoration is not a unified or controlled one. The unified control of the arts during the reign of Louis XIV no… — Van Day Truex
Earlier maps had underestimated the distances to other continents and exaggerated the outlines of individual nations. Now global dimensions could be set, with authority, by… — Dava Sobel
Even 51 per cent of a nation can establish a totalitarian and dictatorial rÃ¨gime, suppress minorities, and still remain democratic; there is, as we have… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
When Louis XIV assumed the reins of government France suddenly and wonderfully came to her maturity; it was as if the whole nation had burst… — Lytton Strachey
Dance is very, very old. With Louis XIV at Versailles is where ballet started. — Neve Campbell
How could they think Noel was hot? If this was REALLY Versailles, Noel SO would not be Louis XIV, he would be the French version… — Sara Shepard

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