Emperors Quotes

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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. — Otto von Bismarck
The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it all by themselves. — Bertolt Brecht
Golf acts as a corrective against sinful pride. I attribute the insane arrogance of the later Roman Emperors almost entirely to the fact that, never… — P.G. Wodehouse
If brains have brought us to what we are in now, I think it is time to allow our hearts to speak. When our sons… — Rosika Schwimmer
Las Vegas is Everymans cut-rate Babylon. Not far away there is, or was, a roadside lunch counter and over it a sign proclaiming in three… — Alistair Cooke
How dangerous emperors are when they go mad. — Walid Jumblatt
Rivers and mountains are beautiful and made heroes bow and compete to catch the girl- lovely earth. Yet the emperors Shih Huang and Wu Ti… — Mao Zedong
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
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
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
Saying Good-bye to the God of Disease (2) Thousands of willow branches in a spring wind. Six hundred million of China, land of the gods,… — Mao Zedong
As a boy I used to go to the Chamber of Horrors at the annual fair, to look at the wax figures of Emperors and… — Ernst Toller
Judged by every standard which history has applied to Governments, the Soviet Government of Russia is one of the worst tyrannies that has ever existed… — Winston Churchill
How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and… — Leonardo da Vinci
If you put together all the Christians in the world, with their Emperors and their Kings, the whole of these Christians, - aye, and throw… — Marco Polo
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
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
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

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