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
“Doubtless Princess Juliana intended for me to overhear her comment on seeing Theodora in wedding regalia. “She’s like wisteria: beautiful in a… — Carol Strickland Copy Share Image
Remember, gentlemen, what a Roman emperor said: The corpse of an enemy always smells sweet. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“You do realize that you are addressing the emperor of the Crescent Empire." "And you are addressing a free woman of the… — Sarah Beth Durst 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
She's kind of like a Mary Poppins just before she turns to the dark side of the Force," Oberon said. He was… — Kevin Hearne 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
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
While princes do rule the empire, they have to work within certain boundaries, and they're also always in a contest with each… — Garth Nix 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
Having read the inscriptions upon the tombstones of the great and little cemeteries, Wang Peng advised the Emperor to kill all the… — Paul Eldridge Copy Share Image
During the Qin Dynasty, all books not relating to practical concerns such as agriculture or construction were ordered burned by the emperor… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
Rastafari is our king or emperor, and being a king, being an emperor you've been taught all the ways of the ancestors.… — Sizzla Copy Share Image
I am Emperor, my descendants will be numerous. From the second generation to the ten thousandth, my line will not end. — Qin Shi Huang Copy Share Image
Taj Mahal was built up by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who wanted his beloved wife to be remembered by one and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Meditation, perhaps, is the only alchemy that can transform a beggar into an emperor. — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I think it's good to know more than the average guy. If I'm in a bar now and some pretty girl is… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
The House of Representatives, which was closer to the population, had much less power. The executive was more or less an administrator,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an… — Elizabeth I Copy Share Image
“– we’re criminals ,” Baasen went on as if the other man hadn’t even spoken. “Not looking to make anything about the… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
Once I spoke about this subject among a group of English intellectuals. One of them was a professor on Roman Law at… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
