Louis XIV

I am the state. ↗

— Louis XIV

#i #i am #state

It is legal because I wish it. ↗

— Louis XIV

#because #i #i wish #wish

Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful. ↗

— Louis XIV

#every #every time #hundred #i #make

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

— Louis XIV

#himself #little #man #who #withstand

Has God forgotten all I have done for Him. ↗

— Louis XIV

#forgotten #god #him #i

I could sooner reconcile all Europe than two women. ↗

— Louis XIV

#europe #i #reconcile #sooner #than

Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper. ↗

— Louis XIV

#i #king #lose #should #temper

Every time I bestow a vacant office I make a hundred discontented persons and one ingrate. ↗

— Louis XIV

#discontented #every #every time #hundred #i

Every time I create an appointment, I create a hundred malcontents and one ingrate. ↗

— Louis XIV

#create #every #every time #hundred #i

First feelings are always the most natural. ↗

— Louis XIV

#feelings #first #most #natural