Monarchs Quotes
31 quotes by 28 authors
-
In the light of our egos, we are all dethroned monarchs
— Charlie Chaplin
-
Ah, Eugenie. I know. We will be victorious, you and me. We're the strongest monarchs in this world. You and I will lead this army,…
— Richelle Mead
-
Our English monarchs are so unimaginative,†said Eldric. “They execute people in such tediously conventional ways.
— Franny Billingsley
-
For a group of people who claimed to be concerned for her safety, they did seem to have developed rather a habit of encouraging uprisings…
— Kristin Cashore
-
You have witchcraft in your lips, there is more eloquence in a sugar touch of them than in the tongues of the French council; and…
— William Shakespeare
-
Fear of change perplexes monarchs.
— John Milton
-
In the ancient world, taxes were paid in kind: landowners paid in crops or livestock; the landless paid with their labor. Taxing trade made medieval…
— Jill Lepore
-
During the 19th century, Iranians lost vast territories in disastrous wars, and corrupt monarchs sold everything of value in the country to foreigners.
— Stephen Kinzer
-
The earliest known writing probably emerged in southern Mesopotamia around 5,000 years ago, but for most of recorded history, reading and writing remained among the…
— Tom Chatfield
-
Victorious men of earth, no more Proclaim how wide your empires are; Though you bind in every shore And your triumphs reach as far As…
— James Shirley
-
Self-appointed monarchs are doomed to perdition, for they were not given their peoples blessing; their castles are built on a sandy ground.
— Mehdi Guichi
Who Wrote These Monarchs Quotes
28 authors contributed a total of 31 Monarchs Quotes, led by these top contributors: