I have never been able to be so allured by the prospect of advantages or so terrified by misfortunes, swayed by honours or fettered by affection, nay not even so smitten by the fear of death, as to enter upon marriage.

Princes have big ears which hear far and near.

God forgive you, but I never can.

we Princes are set as it were upon stages, in the sight and view of all the world. The least spot is soon spied in our garments, a blemish quickly noticed in our doings.

I shall lend credit to nothing against my people which parents would not believe against their own children.

It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted.

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.