Emperor Quotes

204 quotes by 167 authors

Remember, gentlemen, what a Roman emperor said: The corpse of an enemy always smells sweet. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful to his oath,… — Napoleon Bonaparte
The Emperor died forsaken by all, on this horrible rock. (St. Helena) His death struggle was awful! — Napoleon Bonaparte
An Emperor confides in national soldiers, not in mercenaries. — Napoleon Bonaparte
If it had not been for the English I should have been emperor of the East, but wherever there is water to float a ship… — Napoleon Bonaparte
The Emperor Constantine, who lifted Christianity into power, murdered his wife Fausta, and his eldest son Crispus, the same year that he convened the Council… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Once upon a time humans faced each other and pulled thoughts from minds, advanced rapidly, revolutionised industry and evolved explosively. Then one day they stopped,… — Craig Stone
At least when the Emperor Justinian, a sky-god man, decided to outlaw sodomy, he had to come up with a good practical reason, which he… — Gore Vidal
We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, Bachelor of the Arts of Oxford University,… — Evelyn Waugh
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. — Khalil Gibran
The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies… — Benjamin Disraeli
Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to… — Elizabeth I
Better a living beggar than a buried emperor. — Jean de La Fontaine
He wrapped himself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors. — Rudyard Kipling
Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and enjoyment.… — Eric Liu
I always like to reveal the fact that the emperor has no clothes. And children are best at that. They teach us how to see… — Mira Nair
Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God. — Guru Nanak
Buonaparte has often made his boast that our fleet would be worn out by keeping the sea and that his was kept in order and… — Horatio Nelson
I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy. — Yoko Ono
No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart. — Friedrich Schiller

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