Courtiers Quote by Isaac Asimov

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

— Sallust

Work only can keep even kings respectable.

— Albert Pike

“In effect, what is a courtier? He is a man whom the misfortune of kings and people has placed betwixt the sovereign and truth…

— Jean le Rond d'Alembert

“Kings kill; jesters don’t; therefore the jesters of the kings are more valuable than the kings!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

The best servants of the people, like the best valets, must whisper unpleasant truths in the master's ear. It is the court fool, not…

— Walter Lippmann

It's what kings do. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.

— Max Holloway

Kings kill; clowns don't; therefore the clowns of the kings are more valuable than the kings!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Forget death and taxes. The only sure thing is that, win or lose, Don King is counting the money.

— Tim Witherspoon

That's what the court needs-a happy king, a king who can't stop dreaming of being lost in someone who wants to be just as…

— Melissa Marr

Thou knowest not the endless artifices of a court. Invented crimes are often there alleged; but real ones, and those especially, which may offend…

— Vittorio Alfieri

When you're on court, you just want to win. You're a competitor.

— Caroline Wozniacki

With the contracts, I get paid twice as much if I win than if I lose. So, obviously winning is number one, but I'm…

— Jim Miller