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4 George II of Great Britain Quotes

George II of Great Britain shares sly, plain-spoken thoughts on culture and politics that amuse the inquisitive.

George II of Great Britain quotes

  1. Non, j'aurai des maitresses.

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  2. I hate bainting, and boetry too! Neither the one nor the other ever did any good.

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  3. If he is mad, so much the better; and if he is mad, I hope to God he'll bite some of my generals.

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  4. He had the haughtiness of Henry the Eighth, without his spirit; the avarice of Henry the Seventh, without his exactions; the indignities of Charles the First, without his bigotry for his prerogative; the vexations of King William, with as little skill in the management of parties; and the gross gallantry of his father, without his goodnature or his honesty:- he might, perhaps, have been honest, if he had never hated his father, or had ever loved his son.

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