Louis XIV

"It is legal because I wish it."

Louis XIV

"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."

Louis XIV

"There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself."

Louis XIV

"I could sooner reconcile all Europe than two women."

Louis XIV

"My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons."

Louis XIV

"Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns."

Louis XIV

"I would have praised you more had you praised me less."

Louis XIV

"There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself."

Louis XIV