As for restitutions, to nobody in particular do I owe any, but as for those I owe to the realm, I hope in the mercy of God.
From Louis XIV
That's what troubles me: I should like to suffer more for the expiation of my sins.
The ministers of kings should learn to moderate their ambition. The higher they elevate themselves above their proper sphere, the greater the danger that they will fall.
My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons.
The King of Spain displayed his esteem for me in a manner that I confess flattered me pleasantly when, after the death of Don Luis de Haro, he stated publicly in front of all the foreign ambassadors that he wanted to follow my example in not having a prime minister any longer.
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