I'll Say She Is!
Wednesday, 23 April 2003
"Quotable Quotes for 200, Alex"

Emperor Charles V 1500 - 1558

"To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to my horse - German."

Posted by ginevra (link)
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An Italian Traueiller vs'd to say, that the Portugall seemes a foole, and is a foole; the Spaniard seemes wise and is a foole; the Frenchman seemes a foole, and is wise; the Englishman wise, but cannot shew it; the Italian both wise and so seemeth, and that the Dutch man wold bee wise, but for the pot.

Pot? Are they talking wacky tobaccy?