Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Quotes & Sayings

A single friar who goes counter to all Christianity for a thousand years must be wrong. — Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

I make war on the living, not the dead. — Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Remember, the prince is like a mirror exposed to the eyes of all his subjects who continually look to him as a pattern on which to model themselves, and who in consequence without much trouble discover his vices and virtues. — Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

How absurd to try to make two men think alike on matters of religion, when I cannot make two timepieces agree. — Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor