9 Quotes by Charles V

I speak English to my accountants, French to my ambassadors, Italian to my mistress, Latin to my God, and German to my horse

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

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

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

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

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

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

Iron hand in a velvet glove.

I came, I saw, God conquered.