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This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature… — William Shakespeare
Where are the leaders?' Sapphique asked. 'In the fortresses,' the swan replied. 'And the poets?' 'Lost in dreams of other worlds.' 'And the craftsmen?' 'Forging… — Catherine Fisher
It happened, as many things do, imperceptibly, in many ways at once. I date it - the slow crumbling of my faith, the pulverization of… — James A. Baldwin
Pride is a fool's fortress — Leon Uris
And if unhappy in her love, her heart is like some fortress that has been captured, and sacked, and abandoned, and left desolate... — Washington Irving
Having a body is in itself the greatest threat to the mind... The body encloses the mind in a fortress; before long the mind is… — Marcel Proust
Silence, always my fortress, sometimes my prison — John Marsden
Robert Neville looked out over the new people of the earth. He knew he did not belong to them; he knew that, like the vampires,… — Richard Matheson
Behold Vo Mimbre," Mandorallen proclaimed with pride, "queen of cities. Upon that rock the tide of Angarak crashed and recoiled and crashed again. Upon this… — David Eddings
Archer, is there a servant girl in my fortress you haven't taken to bed? I announce you're leaving and within minutes two of them are… — Kristin Cashore
Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save you… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I have you fast in my fortress, And will not let you depart, But put you down into the dungeon, In the round-tower of my… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people. — Niccolo Machiavelli
XXVIII "Truth," said a traveller, "Is a rock, a mighty fortress; "Often have I been to it, "Even to its highest tower, "From whence the… — Stephen Crane
He'd gone to Louddon's fortress to take Madelyne captive. His plan was revenge; an eye for an eye. And that had been reason enough. Until… — Julie Garwood
We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts… — C.S. Lewis
I wonder what kinds of songs Preston's father sang to him." Zach raised his eyebrows. "I wonder if he's in a cell humming them to… — Ally Carter
There are a score of great religions in the world, each with scores or hundreds of sects, each with its priestly orders, its complicated creed… — Upton Sinclair
Building our homes as fortresses of righteousness for protection from the world takes constant labor and diligence. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders of fortresses in Hungary, enjoining fidelity to the Constitution, and… — Lajos Kossuth
Three brothers, three fortresses — Proverb
You, men of England, who have no right to this Kingdom of France, the King of Heaven orders and notifies you through me, Joan the… — Joan Of Arc
Law 18: Do not build fortresses to protect yourself. Isolation is dangerous. — The 48 Laws Of Power

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