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King Quotes by Mark Twain
- Every civilization carries the seeds of its own destruction, and the same cycle shows in them all. The Republic is born, flourishes, decays into plutocracy,…
- A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing, the most formidable…
- Honest poverty is a gem that even a king might be proud to call his own - but I wish to sell out
- Who are the oppressors? The few: the King, the capitalist, and a handful of other overseers and superintendents. Who are the oppressed? The many: the…
- The fact is, the king was a good deal more than a king, he was a man; and when a man is a man, you…
- The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things. It is chief of this world'd luxuries, king by…
- Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm…
- When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth…
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- I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. — Pietro Aretino
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- These stupid peasants, who, throughout the world, hold potentates on their thrones, make statesmen illustrious, provide generals with lasting victories, all with… — Stephen Crane
- I got up early and bathed in the pond; that was a religious exercise, and one of the best things which I… — Henry David Thoreau
- Every sane man recognises that unlimited liberty is anarchy, or rather is nonentity. The civic idea of liberty is to give the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- There is little difference between the Zulu warrior who smeared bis body with lion's fat and the modern woman who dabs hers… — Tom Robbins
- This Advent we look to the Wise Men to teach us where to focus our attention. We set our sights on things… — Unknown Author
- He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a… — Saint Augustine