Crowns Quotes

427 Crowns quotes by 323 unique authors

The crown could go to a person with the most talent. But how could â€˜most talentâ€™ be determined? So Indian society settled on age. — Devdutt Pattanaik
Thou spring'st a leak already in thy crown, A flaw is in thy ill-bak'd vessel found; 'Tis hollow, and returns a jarring sound, Yet thy… — John Dryden
When earth as if on evil dreams Looks back upon her wars, And the white light of Christ outstreams From the red disc of Mars,… — John Greenleaf Whittier
I want the seals of power and place, the ensigns of command, charged by the people's unbought grace, to rule my native land. Nor crown,… — John Quincy Adams
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in. — Frederick The Great
To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred. — Pierre Corneille
Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes up a lot… — Daniel Craig
I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown. — Elizabeth I
To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that… — Elizabeth I
God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened… — Elizabeth I
Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly. — Desiderius Erasmus
Yes; quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down you'd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown. — Thomas Hardy
Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues. — Franz Kafka
I am a subject of the British Crown, but whenever I have to choose between the interests of England and Canada it is manifest to… — Wilfrid Laurier
The thing with movies is, because you have so little time, I always feel like there are more things we could've done with the character.… — Denis Leary
That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown. — Christopher Marlowe
The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the… — Og Mandino
The crown of literature is poetry. — W. Somerset Maugham
One of the jewels in the crown of Labour's time in office was the rescue of the National Health Service. As the Commonwealth Fund, the… — David Miliband
Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I. — Ralph Nader

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