Thrones Quotes
367 quotes by 276 authors
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He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere; hypocrisy at the altar; venality on the bench, tyranny on the throne; and with a…
— Robert Green Ingersoll
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I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor, A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave-- The world goes round forever; I think that life is not too…
— Winthrop Mackworth Praed
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Courage, the highest gift, that scorns to bend To mean devices for a sordid end. Courage--an independent spark from Heaven's bright throne, By which the…
— George Farquhar
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I think that saving a little child And bringing him to his own, Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne.
— John Hay
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What is a throne? - a bit of wood gilded and covered in velvet. I am the state- I alone am here the representative of…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful to his oath,…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange it for all the thrones in the world
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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In the days of Joseph [Smith] it was considered a great privilege to be permitted to speak to a member of Congress, but twenty-six years…
— Brigham Young
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Let no one imagine that he will lose anything of human dignity by this voluntary sell-out of his all to his God. He does not…
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety, you fight for the throne and you travel alone.
— Bob Dylan
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It's fun to talk about heaven, about the throne of God and Jesus and Pop and the daughter we thought we had lost but will…
— Todd Burpo
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Now, to a single-minded man, who is either brave enough or reckless enough to surrender himself wholly to one idea, and look neither right nor…
— James Anthony Froude
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The great soul that sits on the throne of the universe is not, never was, and never will be, in a hurry.
— Bill Vaughan
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Wine makes all things possible. GEORGE R. R. MARTIN, The Mystery Knight A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees…
— George R. R. Martin
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When a monarchy gradually transforms itself into a republic, the executive power there preserves titles, honors, respect, and even money long after it has lost…
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, Bachelor of the Arts of Oxford University,…
— Evelyn Waugh
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Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Love is a deception and a trap. Love is as big a myth that God sits with his flowing white beard in a throne and…
— Al Goldstein
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A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.
— Pierre Corneille
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You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making up my mind…
— King Edward VIII
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