Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Quotes
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My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I.
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A single friar who goes counter to all Christianity for a thousand years must be wrong.
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I make war on the living, not the dead.
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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.
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Iron hand in a velvet glove.
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Those who believe in ghosts always see them.
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How absurd to try to make two men think alike on matters of religion, when I cannot make two timepieces agree.
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I came, I saw, God conquered.
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To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven.
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I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Born: February 24, 1500
- Died: September 21, 1558
- Occupation: Holy Roman Emperor