I want there to be no peasant in my kingdom so poor that he cannot have a chicken in his pot every Sunday. Henry IV More Quotes by Henry IV More Quotes From Henry IV I would willingly give fifty thousand crowns to be able to say that I took Paris without costing the life of one single man. Henry IV man single paris life Paris must not be a cemetery. I do not wish to reign over the dead. Henry IV dead over paris wish I had rather be plundered by my enemies than by my friends. Henry IV enemies than rather friends It is in the midst of disasters that bold men grow bolder. Henry IV disasters bold grow men Religion is not changed as easily as a shirt. Henry IV easily shirt changed religion