Louis XIV

L'État, c'est moi.

I almost had to wait.

One must not be too severe with the ladies.

Gentlemen, I pray you to believe that I am not so old as I appear.

I have loved war too much.

Always the King, but always the man.

I am going, but the State will always remain.

It is not enough to gain a victory; one must know how to profit from it.

I have never governed by fear, but by the love of my people.

One must suffer to be beautiful.

I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of falling into the hands of a doctor.

The greatest evil that can happen to a king is to be governed by his ministers.

I have made a good choice in my ministers; I have chosen them myself.

The public good is always to be preferred to private interest.

I am the sun.

One must always think of one's dignity.

I have been too fond of building.

It is by doing nothing that one does evil.

I have imposed on my subjects taxes that are too heavy.

The profession of a king is great, noble, and delightful.