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.Collection: Men
A single friar who goes counter to all Christianity for a thousand years must be wrong.Collection: Years
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.Collection: Eye
Those who believe in ghosts always see them.Collection: Believe
I make war on the living, not the dead.Collection: Military
Iron hand in a velvet glove.Collection: Power
To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven.Collection: Heaven
My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I.Collection: Cousin