You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
A monarch’s neck should always have a noose around it—it keeps him upright. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“Language is always the companion of Empire and Empire . . . is one Monarch and one Sword.” — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains; They crown'd him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds,… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: he who wants everything must risk very little. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
A constitutional monarchy requires the monarch to be above politics but to be fully informed about politics. — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
A monarch should be ever intent on conquest, lest his neighbours rise in arms against him. — Akbar Copy Share Image
“Its monarch, the ManiKongo, was chosen by an assembly of clan leaders. Like his European counterparts, he” — Adam Hochschild Copy Share Image
Away with your president! We shall have a king... the army will salute him as monarch; your militia will leave you and… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly all his lifetime to wait until he… — Anthony Holden Copy Share Image
I am a monarch of God's creation, and you reptiles of the earth dare not oppose me. I render an account of… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“Grease the guillotine with the fat of tyrants. Pull the concubine out of the clergyman's bed. Monarch's blood must flow, as thick… — Friedrich Hecker Copy Share Image
Like or dislike her, the British Queen is harmless. Her role is purely ceremonial. Conversely, life and death are in the hands… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
I am the monarch of the sea, The Ruler of the Queen's Navee, Whose praise Great Britain loudly chants And we are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Have a similar outlook as a monarch. A ruler is not reluctant to come up short. Disappointment is an alternate steppingstone to… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
The the relationship between the prime minister and the monarch is very much a personal one and when it comes to the… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
“You must never forget that dealing with a monarch is not like dealing with an ordinary man,” Ibn Sina said. “A king… — Noah Gordon Copy Share Image
“There was nothing the least bit radical about her. In fact, she was the most conventional creature alive. She believed in true… — Lauren Willig Copy Share Image
In Mesopotamia or Egypt, for example, the monarch had a god-like religious status. But this is not the case in Judaism. So… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
“As with their fashions, so is it with their customs and style of living: French manners change with the age of the… — Montesquieu Copy Share Image
Elizabeth I was my favourite monarch though, what an inspiration, she did great things for women. — Kirsty Gallacher Copy Share Image
Power makes you a monarch, and all the fancy robes in the world won't do the job without it. — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
Nature rejects the monarch, not the man; the subject, not the citizen... The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys. — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
“My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it, Stands and lies by me,… — Elizabeth I Copy Share Image
What I see is a grown-up recognition of democracy in this country, that we still have a monarch that plays his part. — Lindsay Hoyle Copy Share Image
I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea,… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him… — Eddie Campbell Copy Share Image
When Queen Victoria became Britain's longest ruling monarch in September 1896, ousting George III, church bells rang throughout the country, and beacons… — Ingrid Seward Copy Share Image
Like the Elizabeth I play, Queen Elizabeth is a monarch who actually moves with the times. She gets new information, assimilates it,… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“My mind to me a kingdom is." I am rightful monarch; and, God to aid, I will not be dethroned by any… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
I had breathed in the atmosphere created by Henri Christophe, the monarch of incredible aims, much more surprising than all the kings… — Alejo Carpentier Copy Share Image
A monarch, when good, is entitled to the consideration which we accord to a pirate who keeps Sunday School between crimes; when… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Richard III was the last English monarch to die in battle. Shakespeare gave him the words that made him immortal: “My kingdom… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch. [Fr., La clemence est la plus belle marque Qui fasse a l'univers connaitre… — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a… — Elizabeth I Copy Share Image
“Perhaps he saw it as a demonstration of the power of the state—all that military might being displayed in honour of the… — Joanna Chambers Copy Share Image
I had no monarch in my life, and cannot rule myself; and when I try to organize, my little force explodes and… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image