King Louis Xiv Quotes

#1. First things first: Marie Antoinette never said, 'Let them eat cake.' Those words were attributed to an earlier French Queen, Marie-Therese, the wife of the Sun King Louis XIV. By 1767---a year in which Marie Antoinette was still an innocent German-speaking twelve-year-old in Austria....

Kris Waldherr

#2. Little by little, the old world crumbled, and not once did the king imagine that some of the pieces might fall on him.

Jennifer Donnelly

#3. The more we idealize the past and refuse to acknowledge our childhood sufferings, the more we pass them on unconsciously to the next generation.

Alice Miller

#4. I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is.

Maya Angelou

#5. Those who say that having childlike faith means not asking questions haven't met too many children.

Rachel Held Evans

#6. A man may keep a woman, but not his estate.

Samuel Richardson

#7. A good friend will help you move, but a true friend will help you move a body.

Steven J. Daniels

#8. The leadership spirit possess a natural love for all human beings.

Myles Munroe

#9. She ought to know that if you want to set yourself up as queen and have everything the way you want it and keep sisters apart then you're not going to have a big fan club. She ought to know that where there's a queen there's often a plot to overthrow her.

Helen Oyeyemi

#10. No monarch placed more emphasis on the veneration of the king's body than...Louis XIV.

Jennifer Homans

#11. The forest of Compiegne. Look at it. Like a kind grandmother dozing in her rocking chair. Old trees practicing curtsies in the wind because they still think Louis XIV is king.

Billy Wilder

#12. Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.

Louis XIV