"To be a king and wear a crown……" — Elizabeth I
"To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it."
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Elizabeth I
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84 Quotes by Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I has 84 quotes on this site.
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Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age.
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I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke, but you are the first who has turned smoke…
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When we hang on to resentments, we poison ourselves. As compulsive overeaters, we cannot afford resentment, since it exacerbates our…
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There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles.
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I have no desire to make windows into mens souls.
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Prosperity provideth, but adversity proveth friends.
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As for me, I see no such great cause why I should either be fond to live or fear to…
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My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we…
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There is an Italian proverb which saith, From my enemy let me defend myself; but from a pretensed friend Lord…
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Men fight wars. Women win them.
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Kings were wont to honour philosophers, but if I had such I would honour them as angels that should have…
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I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.
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