Emperor Quotes

204 quotes by 167 authors

Is it not a noble farce, where kings, republics, and emperors have for so many ages played their parts, and to which the whole vast… — Michel de Montaigne
No philosophy, my son; it is of no use to an emperor. — Unknown Author
An apt and true reply was given to Alexander the Great by a pirate who had been seized. For when that king had asked the… — Saint Augustine
The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman… — Henri Pirenne
Take it all in all, I do not believe anybody on earth has a worse time than an Emperor penguin. — Apsley Cherry-Garrard
I began writing for kids because I wanted to effect a change in American society. I continue in that spirit. By the time we reach… — Arnold Adoff
I am at a loss to figure out how to rid my e-mail of those bottom-feeders of the electronic world, the generators of spam.... If… — Richard Turner
The famous Apollonius being very early at Vespasian's gate, and finding him stirring, from thence conjectured that he was worthy to govern an empire, and… — Nicolas Caussin
In the second century A.D. the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius may have best defined pantheism when he wrote, â€œEverything is interwoven, and the web is… — Sharman Apt Russell
A captured pirate was brought before Alexander the Great. â€œHow dare you molest the sea?â€ asked Alexander. â€œHow dare you molest the whole world?â€ the… — Noam Chomsky
Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth - these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget… — Guru Nanak
The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. — John Foxe
Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity. To the contrary,… — Rodney Stark
When truthsayers have the courage to say the emperor is wearing no clothes, whether you agree with their point of view or not, send them… — Barbara Marciniak
"Some would call you a saint, some a chandala; some a lunatic, others a demon. Go on then straight to thy work without heeding either"… — Swami Vivekananda
Obama's immigration legacy will be the juxtaposition of his serial insistence that he was not a king or an emperor, and could not contravene the… — Victor Davis Hanson
Gout, unlike any other disease, kills more rich men than poor, more wise men than simple. Great kings, emperors, generals, admirals and philosophers have all… — Thomas Sydenham
It was man who ended the Cold War in case you didn't notice. It wasn't weaponry, or technology, or armies or campaigns. It was just… — John le Carre
Any man who criticizes my suicide and passes judgment on me with an expression of superiority, declaring (without offering the least help) that I should… — Osamu Dazai
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles… — Andrew Jackson

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