Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away.

Quote by Charles V

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Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.

Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.

My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so...

My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so...

To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven

To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven

To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven.

To endeavor to domineer over conscience, is to invade the citadel of heaven.

Iron hand in a velvet glove.

Iron hand in a velvet glove.

I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my...

I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my...

I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my...

I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my...

I came, I saw, God conquered.

I came, I saw, God conquered.