He that will forget God, will also forget his benefactors.
Ye may have a greater prince, but ye shall never have a more loving prince.
I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!
There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.
I regret the unhappiness of princes who are slaves to forms and fettered by caution.
I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown.