I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke, but you are the first who has turned smoke into gold.

I don't keep a dog and bark myself.

Had I been crested, not cloven, my Lords, you had not treated me thus.

I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke, but you are the first who has turned smoke into gold.

Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of France treats me gently he will find me as gentle and tractable as he can desire; but if he be rough, I shall take the trouble to be just as troublesome and offensive to him as I can.

For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.

If I should say the sweetest speech with the eloquentest tongue that ever was in man, I were not able to express that restless care which I have ever bent to govern for the greatest wealth.