7 Louis IX of France Quotes

Louis IX of France quotes

1. Je ameroie mieus que uns Escoz venist d'Escosse et gouvernast le peuple du royaume bien et loyaument, que que tu le gouvernasses mal apertement.

2. On se doit assemer en robes et en armes en tel maniere que li preudome de cest siecle ne dient que on en face trop, ne les joenes gens de cest siecle ne dient que on en face peu.

3. A justices tenir et a droitures soies loiaus et roides a tes sougiez, sans tourner a destre ne a senestre, mais ades a droit, et soustien la querelle dou povre jeusques a tant que la verites soit desclairie.

4. Joinville's biography of Louis IX in the original Middle French.

5. Joinville's biography of Louis IX in the English translation by Ethel Wedgwood.

1. In prosperity, give thanks to God with humility and fear lest by pride you abuse God's benefits and so offend him.

2. In order to avoid contention, never contradict anyone, except in case of sin or some danger to a neighbor; and when necessary to contradict others, and to oppose your opinion to theirs, do it with so much mildness and tact, as not to appear to do violence to their mind, for nothing is ever gained by taking up things with excessive warmth and hastiness.