Emperor Quote by George Washington Download Open image “I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Emperor Home World
I had rather be in my grave than in my present situation, I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the… — George Washington Copy Share Image
I would rather be a servant in the house of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty. — Alben W. Barkley Copy Share Image
I'm not the grand poobah. I'm not the emperor. That's not what I want to be. — John Calipari Copy Share Image
I would rather be tied to the soil as a serf ... than be king of all these dead and destroyed. — Homer Copy Share Image
If I could today become king or emperor, I would not give up my office as preacher. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Are you a King? Are you an Emperor? Can you stop the days passing by? If you cannot, you are nothing! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
It would not be difficult to be a better ruler than I was: for I admit that I ruled badly; and even if I… — Christina, Queen of Sweden Copy Share Image
It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the… — George Washington Copy Share Image
In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars. — George Washington Copy Share Image
The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be… — George Washington Copy Share Image
While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army,… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at… — George Washington Copy Share Image
If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions. — George Washington Copy Share Image
In a certain reign there was a lady not of the first rank whom the emperor loved more than any of the others. The… — Murasaki Shikibu Copy Share Image
Rome ... at its most decadent, had never thought of hiring an actor to go through the motions of being an emperor while the… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
“They are the Emperor's spies, his eyes and ears. And occasionally his assassins.” — Jonathan Moeller Copy Share Image
Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Books, the oldest and the best, stand naturally… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In… — John Keats Copy Share Image
There was living in the palace at this time a brother of the great Germanicus, and consequently an uncle of the late emperor, whose… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When the king asked him what he meant by infesting the sea, the pirate defiantly replied: The same as you do when you infest… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
It becomes an emperor to die standing (i.e., "in harness"). [Lat., Decet imperatorem statem mori.] — Vespasian Copy Share Image
They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
News flash, lady. There are no queens anymore,” Shane said. He loaded shells in a shotgun and snapped it shut, then searched for a… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image