Charles II of England quotes

If we are understood, more words are unnecessary; if we are not likely to be understood, they are useless. (Charles II of England)
Let not poor Nelly starve. View quote
Charles II of England
He had been, he said, an unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it. View quote
Charles II of England
Better than a play! View quote
Charles II of England
I always admired virtue - but I could never imitate it. View quote
Charles II of England
...our owner the Duke of York had been a secret catholic all along. People reckoned King Charles II might be a secret Catholic too, but he denied it. The Duke of York didn't hide it though... he even sent a Catholic governor to New York. View quote
Charles II of England
I asked the smith what news? He told me that there was no news that he knew of, since the good news of the beating of the rogues the Scots. View quote
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I told him, that if that rogue were taken he deserved to be hanged, more than all the rest, for bringing in the Scots. Upon which he said, that I spoke like an honest man, and so we parted. View quote
Charles II of England
Never in the way, and never out of the way. View quote
Charles II of England
You had better have one King than five hundred. View quote
Charles II of England
Mrs. Lane and I took our journey towards Bristol, resolving to lie at a place called Long Marson, in the vale of Esham. But we had not gone two hours on our way but the mare I rode on cast a shoe; so we were forced to ride to get another shoe at a scattering village, whose name begins with something like Long-. And as I was holding my horse's foot, I asked the smith what news? He told me that there was no news that he knew of, since the good news of the beating of the rogues the Scots. I asked him whether there was none of the English taken that joined with the Scots? He answered, that he did not hear that that rogue Charles Stewart was taken; but some of the others, he said, were taken, but not Charles Stewart. I told him, that if that rogue were taken he deserved to be hanged, more than all the rest, for bringing in the Scots. Upon which he said, that I spoke like an honest man, and so we parted. (Charles II of England)