Ercole Consalvi

Ercole Consalvi (8 June 1757 – 24 January 1824) was a prelate of the Catholic Church.

Quotes

• When all shall see me, by fair Fortune's love
  Pass through the days which Fate unsparing spins
  On her eternal distaff for my destiny,
  Joyful, contented with myself; for then
  Far other shall I be than now I am.
  • Recollections of the Last Four Popes and of Rome in Their Times

Quotes about Ercole Consalvi

• The amount of vigor, health, and power meted out to the secretary was in just proportion to his need of them. He retained them as long as they were required by him for whose comfort and glory they had been intrusted to him.
  • Nicholas Wiseman, Recollections of the Last Four Popes and of Rome in Their Times (1858)