1638-1715, King of France from 1643-1715
Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful.
Louis XIV – [Management]
Has God forgotten all I have done for Him.
Louis XIV – [Pride]
I am the state.
Louis XIV – [Nations]
Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns.
Louis XIV – [Law and Lawyers]
There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
Louis XIV – [Discipline]
Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed.
Louis XIV – [Blame]