Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, and who in consequence without much trouble discover his vices and virtues.
I came, I saw, God conquered. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
I came, I saw, God conquered.
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Iron hand in a velvet glove. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
A single friar who goes counter to all Christianity for a thousand years must be wrong. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
A single friar who goes counter to all Christianity for a thousand years must be wrong.
Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, … - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, …
Those who believe in ghosts always see them. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Those who believe in ghosts always see them.
To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven.
My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I.
I make war on the living, not the dead. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
I make war on the living, not the dead.
How absurd to try to make two men think alike on matters of religion, when I cannot make two timepieces agree. - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
How absurd to try to make two men think alike on matters of religion, when I cannot make two timepieces agree.
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