What God wills, will happen; thou canst not hurry it, thou canst not alter it; therefore wait, and be patient – ’twill be time enow to rail or rejoice when what is to happen has happened.
When I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books; for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved, and the heart.
When I am come to mine own again, I will always honour little children, remembering how that these trusted me and believed in me in my time of trouble; whilst they that were older, and thought themselves wiser, mocked at me and held me for a liar.
The world is made wrong; kings should go to school to their own laws, at times, and so learn mercy.
Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.
Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men.
Hunger is pride’s master.
