Charles V

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

— Charles V

#german #god #horse #i #italian

Iron hand in a velvet glove. ↗

— Charles V

#hand #iron #velvet

I came, I saw, God conquered. ↗

— Charles V

#conquered #god #i #i came #saw

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

— Charles V

#conscience #endeavor #heaven #invade #over

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

— Charles V

#commonly #fortune #further #goes #intensely

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

— Charles V

#cousin #francis #i #milan #perfect

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

— Charles V

#emperor #ever #me #name #struck