There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths, if that be possible.

I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.

God forgive you, but I never can.

Be of good cheer, for you will never want, for the bullet was meant for me, though it hit you.

Although my royal rank causes me to doubt whether my kingdom is not more sought after than myself, yet I understand that you havefound other graces in me.

If there were two princes in Christendom who had good will and courage, it would be very easy to reconcile the religious difficulties; there is only one Jesus Christ and one faith, and all the rest is a dispute over trifles.

There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths, if that be possible.