Quotes by Louis XIV

Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.
– Louis XIV
Every time I create an appointment, I create a hundred malcontents and one ingrate.
– Louis XIV
First feelings are always the most natural.
– Louis XIV
Has God forgotten all I have done for Him.
– Louis XIV
I am the state.
– Louis XIV
I could sooner reconcile all Europe than two women.
– Louis XIV
I very nearly had to wait!
– Louis XIV
It is legal because I wish it.
– Louis XIV
Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns.
– Louis XIV
The Pyrenees are no more.
– Louis XIV
There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
– Louis XIV