God grant him peace and happiness but never an understanding of what he has lost.
I am very sorry to know and hear how unreverently that most precious jewel, the Word of God, is disputed, rhymed, sung and jangled in every ale-house and tavern, contrary to the true meaning and doctrine of the same.
I have made this, the most serious decision of my life, only upon the single thought of what would, in the end, be best for all.
I wanted to be an up-to-date king. But I didn't have much time.
I was shocked and angry with the starting suggestion that I should send from my land, my realm, the woman I intended to marry.
Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her.
Perhaps one of the only positive pieces of advice that I was ever given was that supplied by an old courtier who observed: Only two rules really count. Never miss an opportunity to relieve yourself; never miss a chance to sit down and rest your feet.
These works brought all these people here. Something should be done to get them at work again.
When you're bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else.
You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making up my mind I did not forget the country or the empire, which, as Prince of Wales and lately as King, I have for twenty-five years tried to serve.
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