Crown Quotes

485 quotes by 394 authors

He [Charles II] was utterly without ambition. He detested business, and would sooner have abdicated his crown than have undergone the trouble of really directing… — Thomas B. Macaulay
To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns. — Gordon Lightfoot
In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here the judges should not be independent of the people, but… — Andrew Jackson
Blood trickled down his chin as he was hauled up onto his knees, the golden rope securing his arms behind him and his ankles together.… — Garth Nix
My father was one of the greatest professional bowlers of all time. Seriously. Billy Hardwick: PBA Hall of Fame, Player of the Year in '63… — Chris Hardwick
Moreover, in Russia there was an enormous amount of landed property to be divided, large estates, crown lands, government land, and the estates held by… — Herman Gorter
Modest humility is beauty's crown. — Friedrich Schiller
Obedience is the Christian's crown. — Friedrich Schiller
The discovery which has been pointed to by theory is always one of profound interest and importance, but it is usually the close and crown… — Oliver Lodge
There is a historic strain of dominion theology which says, taking its references from the Psalms, that man is made just a little lower than… — Bill Moyers
Egotism erects its center in itself; love places it out of itself in the axis of the universal whole. Love aims at unity, egotism at… — Friedrich Schiller
All's well that ends well; still the fine's the crown. Whate'er the course, the end is the renown. — William Shakespeare
If there were dreams to sell, What would you buy? Some cost a passing bell; Some a light sigh, That shakes from Life's fresh crown… — Thomas Lovell Beddoes
The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy; And 'tis the crown of justice, and the glory — John Fletcher
The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished. — John Dunning
Both religion and natural science require a belief in God for their activities, to the former He is the starting point, and to the latter… — Max Planck
Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content: the quiet mind is richer than a crown. — Graham Greene
How are you to meet the swarm of foolish attachments, triflings, and undesirable inclinations which beset you? By turning sharply away, and thoroughly renouncing such… — Saint Francis de Sales
Calm's not life's crown, though calm is well. — Matthew Arnold
I envy those old Greek bathers, into whose hands were delivered Pericles, and Alcibiades, and the perfect models of Phidias. They had daily before their… — Bayard Taylor

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