Louis XIV Professions : Monarch Born : September 5, 1638 Died : September 1, 1715 Browse All Authors Top 36 quotes by Louis XIV Every time I fill a vacant office, I make ten malcontents and one ingrate. Louis XIV ingrates political office Render to God what you owe him; recognize the obligations you are under to him. Louis XIV owe him you god My child, you are going to be a great king; do not imitate me in the taste I have had for building, or in that I have had for war; try, on the contrary, to be at peace with your neighbors. Louis XIV me you war peace I am dying, but the state remains. Louis XIV state i-am remains dying It is impossible to please all the world. Louis XIV all-the-world please impossible world My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons. Louis XIV only court war peace 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. Louis XIV will ambition kings fall Has God forgotten all I have done for Him. Louis XIV him done god forgotten 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. Louis XIV king follow me death The Pyrenees are no more. Louis XIV more I have made my will; I have been tormented to do it. I have bought repose; I know the powerlessness and inutility of it. Louis XIV will been know made We can do all we wish while we live; afterward, we are less than the meanest. Louis XIV less than live wish You have only to see what became of my father's will immediately after his death, and the wills of so many other kings. I know it well; but nevertheless, they have wished it; they gave me no rest nor repose, no calm until it was done. Louis XIV me you father death Always follow good counsels. Louis XIV follow good always That's what troubles me: I should like to suffer more for the expiation of my sins. Louis XIV suffer more like me 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. Louis XIV nobody mercy hope god Similar Authors Ibn Saud monarch Henry II of France monarch Charles V of France monarch Charles II of England monarch Charles I of England monarch George III monarch All Authors