Quotes 21 till 40 of 48.
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Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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Men spend their time chasing a ball or a hare; it is the very sport of kings.
Pensees (1669) -
Most kings and priests have been despotic, and all religions have been riddled with superstition.
Brave New World Revisited (1958) Ch. 6 -
My crown is in my heart, not on my head, Nor decked with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen: My crown is called content: A crown it is, that seldom kings enjoy.
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Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.
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One murder made a villain, Millions a hero. Princes were privileg'd To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime. Ah! why will kings forget that they are men, And men that they are brethren?
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One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants.
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Plots, true or false, are necessary things, to raise up commonwealths, and ruin kings.
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Slavery it is that makes slavery; freedom, freedom. The slavery of women happened when the men were slaves of kings.
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t is the curse of kings to be attended. By slaves that take their humours for a warrant
King John IV, 2 -
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.
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The courts of kings are full of people, but empty of friends.
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The foremost art of kings is the ability to endure hatred.
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The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments' plans.
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The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God's Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called Gods.
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The world is full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.
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There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.
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They say that kings are made in the image of God. If that is what he looks like, I feel sorry for God.
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