Quote #7
I have never had any [enemies] other than those of the state.
More from Cardinal Richelieu
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- I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation.
- Had Luther and Calvin been confined before they had begun to dogmatize, the states would have been spared many troubles.
- Never write a letter and never destroy one
- Carry on any enterprise as if all future success depends on it.
- One must believe neither the people of the palace, who ordinarily measure the power of the king by the shape of his crown, which, being rou…
- Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.
- Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.