Ah, If I Were Not King, I

I Am The State. [fr., L'etat C'est Moi.]

Heaven Deprives Me Of A Wife Who Never Caused Me Any Other Grief Than That Of Her Death.

Every Time I Fill A Vacant Office, I Make Ten Malcontents And One Ingrate.

In Every Treaty, Insert A Clause Which Can Easily Be Violated, So That The Entire Agreement Can Be Broken In Case The Interests Of The State Make It Expedient To Do So.

Every Time I Appoint Someone To A Vacant Position, I Make A Hundred Unhappy And One Ungrateful.