Quote by Bernard Cornwell

“To be sure, the Bishop was a little theatrical in his humility, as he had been in his grandeur; but that was his way,…

— Willa Cather

“You know, that bishop strategy you often use is incredibly devious, and I was just about to try a new way to block it…

— Lia Habel

“No man can be a good bishop if he loves his title but not his task.”

— Augustine of Hippo

“I put my hand on a bishop, my would be assassin, and thought of my father's heights when he won, how he galloped around.…

— Rion Amilcar Scott

“Archbishop: "God is with us!" William the Great : "Bishop, if God is with us, then he is not with them, congratulations! We are victorious!”

— Arash Pakravesh

“King Richard, who was a strong, restless, burly man, with one idea always in his head, and that the very troublesome idea of breaking…

— Charles Dickens

“is a very kingly, honourable, and frequent practice, when one prince desires the assistance of another, to secure him against an invasion, that the…

— Jonathan Swift

“Good night, captain, my lord,' he said. 'You took the chance, sir.' 'Did I so?' said Faramir. Yes sir, and showed your quality: the…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Londoners had no particular objection to the King making a fool of himself, but they became indignant when it became evident that he wished…

— G.K. Chesterton

“By taking me against his wishes you risk the wrath of a king.”

— Bera Northman's Passion

“And me? Well, I don’t aspire to be king. That’s just like being a highly paid pawn. I’m a bishop, a vizier. I’m always…

— Charlie Human

“If any one should wish to get the kingdom for himself, and to effect this by what he does, I see that he will…

— Lao Tzu