The right song can turn an emperor into a laughingstock, can bring down dynasties. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“They are the Emperor's spies, his eyes and ears. And occasionally his assassins.” — Jonathan Moeller Copy Share Image
The Emperor died forsaken by all, on this horrible rock. (St. Helena) His death struggle was awful! — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
So in process of four or five years the emperor called me, as divers times he had done before. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If I could today become king or emperor, I would not give up my office as preacher. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The etiquette of romantic love is as elaborate as that surrounding the Emperor of China. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“Let be be finale of seem. The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.” — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
“This was how Dinocrates, recommended only by his good looks and dignified carriage, came to be so famous. But as for me,… — Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Smiting enemies has always been so admired that, unlike medicine or archaeology, it entitled its successful practitioners to become kings, emperors, and… — Barbara Holland Copy Share Image
The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
The terror of the Roman arms added weight and dignity to the moderation of the emperors. They preserved the peace by a… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
I dreamt my lady came and found me dead . . . . . . . . . . . . And… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
The sannyasin knows what it means to be an emperor, because he simply gives; he enjoys giving, he loves sharing. And the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Erik: Are you very tired? Christine: Oh, tonight I gave you my soul, and I am dead. Erik: Your soul is a… — Gaston Leroux Copy Share Image
The madhouse is in a lot of places, not just a hospital, not just a palace, but also a pattern woven from… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Markets are born free, yet no sooner are they born than some would-be emperor is forging chains. Paradoxically, it sometimes happens that… — Tim Wu Copy Share Image
You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I am provoked at the contempt which most historians show for humanity in general; one would think by them, that the whole… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
The abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining elections. Later on,… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
“This phenomenon, of seeing the emperor’s garments although he is naked, has existed for many millennia. This is how even the stupidest… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The Emperor himself amassed his great riches. The older he grew, the greater became his greed, his pitiable cupidity... he and his… — Haile Selassie Copy Share Image
At the mention of the name and offence of this degraded being a great sound went up from the entire multitude -… — Ernest Bramah Copy Share Image
“The nature of history itself defies us. To know with certainty what the last Dragon Emperor thought or planned or schemed would… — Daniel Abraham Copy Share Image
It took time for the church to come to terms with the ignominy of the cross. Church fathers forbade its depiction in… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
It's funny that Chairman Mao's great hero was Napoleon, because Napoleon started out as a revolutionary for the underdogs and then made… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
“What do you say to a warmongering emperor who has conquered many worlds and displaced thousands of refugees from their homes in… — S.G. Blaise Copy Share Image
Those who see what's obvious aren't necessarily brighter than others. They're just more likely to observe that the emperor is naked. Like… — Richard Farson Copy Share Image
We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, Bachelor of the Arts… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“Napoleon, the greatest of the conquerors, is a sufficient proof that great men of action are criminals, and therefore, not geniuses. One… — Otto Weininger Copy Share Image
When the first emperor wanted to unify the country, one of the major policies was to create one system of written signs.… — Ha Jin Copy Share Image
It is too late for me, son. The Emperor will show you the true nature of the Force. He is your master… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist. You do it with a whole fleet and are… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“That, after all, was his job. The title of emperor carried with it only a single duty. To make everything better.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Giving love is the real beautiful experience, because then you are an emperor. — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Dear me, I believe I am becoming a god. An emperor ought at least to die on his feet. — Vespasian Copy Share Image
