Monarch Quotes

79 quotes by 70 authors

When a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head cut of without much ceremony;… — George Mikes
Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes; When monarch reason sleeps, this mimic wakes. — John Dryden
Once at a potent leader's voice I stayed; Once I went back when a good monarch prayed; Mortals, howe'er we grieve, howe'er deplore, The flying… — Maurice Maeterlinck
The oak, when living, monarch of the wood; The English oak, which, dead, commands the flood. — Charles Churchill
A careless song, with a little nonsense in it now and then, does not mis-become a monarch. — Horace Walpole
There is great weight in the modern times of being monarch, the scrutiny and access is much more than in times gone by. — George VI
In the 20th century, the position of the monarch as head of the Church of England was given a meaning which it never had before,… — David Starkey
I am a monarch of God's creation, and you reptiles of the earth dare not oppose me. I render an account of my government to… — Napoleon Bonaparte
I had no monarch in my life, and cannot rule myself; and when I try to organize, my little force explodes and leaves me bare… — Emily Dickinson
In pious times, ere priest-craft did begin, Before polygamy was made a sin; When man, on many, multipli'd his kind, Ere one to one was… — John Dryden
The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch. — Mason Cooley
Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world. — Pierre Corneille
The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than… — William Hague
I have a lack of fear, whereas in the past the fear of failure was a powerful motivator. Anyway, I have great expectations for the… — Sylvester Stallone
There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad. — Oscar Wilde
The winter solstice has always been special to me as a barren darkness that gives birth to a verdant future beyond imagination, a time of… — Gary Zukav
I learned about the sacred art of self decoration with the monarch butterflies perched atop my head, lightning bugs as my night jewelry, and emerald-green… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be… — Abraham Lincoln
The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth… — William Shakespeare
My English teacher has no face. She has uncombed stringy hair that droops on her shoulders. The hair is black from her part to her… — Laurie Halse Anderson

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