Cardinal Mazarin Quotes

Mazarin, in his character of cardinal and prime minister, was almost an atheist, and quite a materialist.

Louis de Bourbon and his right hands Cardinal Mazarin and Jean-Louis Colbert transformed France, particularly the city of Paris, into a haven for civilized society, a refuge for the arts, a gastronomic mecca for gourmands. That is what Georges-Guillaume Damas wanted to do for Gabon in Africa.

Jules Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister to Louis XIV, was accused of pushing gambling on the upper strata of society to keep the nobility in thrall, their minds happily occupied by matters other than subterfuge. Their growing gambling losses also kept them indebted to the king.