Charles V Quotes and Sayings

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

— Charles V on fortune
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Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.

— Charles V on cannonball
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I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.

— Charles V on french
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Iron hand in a velvet glove.

— Charles V on power
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I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse.

— Charles V on language
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About Charles V

Name	Charles V
Quotes	5 quotations
Nationality	Roman
Profession	Royalty
Birthday	February 24, 1500
About	Charles V was ruler of both the Spanish Empire from 1516 and the Holy Roman Empire from 1519, as well as of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1506. He voluntarily stepped down from these and other positions by a series of abdications between 1554 and 1556.
Top topics	italian, spanish, french, horse, speak