Castles Quote by David Gaider

Medieval kings left the job of kindness to their queens. If the queen begged for someone not to be beheaded, the king could show…

— Lucy Worsley

Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.

— Jean de La Fontaine

And the kings were no better to their own people than they were to each others.

— Kristin Cashore

All these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords and listen to their mothers.

— Anonymous

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.

— Sallust

“The King ruled in consultation with his chief nobles, who fromed the nucleus of what was in effect a military aristocracy, whose power was…

— Alison Weir

Traditionally, royal females who have not had the luck to become queens regnant have been granted very limited roles. They have been expected to…

— Linda Colley

Kings have long arms, but Misfortune longer: let none think themselves out of her reach.

— Benjamin Franklin

Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the…

— Abraham Lincoln

There has been a comparatively greater proportion of good queens, than of good kings.

— Sarah Moore Grimke

It is no bad thing to be a king-to see one's house enriched and one's authority enhanced.

— Homer

Why do the Gods make kings and queens if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves?

— Anonymous