Philosophy Quote by Michel de Montaigne

“Kings and philosophers shit—and so do ladies.”

— Michel de Montaigne

“Only kings are arrogant enough to believe the world is too small to hold other men.”

— Julie Dao

“If I were king, I would redress an abuse which cuts back, as it were, one half of human kind. I would have women…

— Émilie Du Châtelet

“If you are not a king, do not accept the throne, which is the sit of your downfall.”

— Aihebholo-oria Okonoboh

“There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself.”

— William Pitt

“She said, A king is the best and worst of men. Of course. Of course. ”

— David Anthony Durham

“A large foreign couple loomed like an old king and queen past their prime, resting their tired bodies on thrones in the corner.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Where were the gods then? The gods don’t care about men, no more than kings care about peasants.”

— George R.R. Martin

“You may see by this, that when a woman has formed a project, no one can hinder her from putting it into execution.” Then…

— H.W. Dulcken

“...and here is a bed of roses for the great king now beyond us and our petty little world.”

— Michelle Shen

“So I take my lover, my king, and I put him in a pedestal and I cut him down. A man, like the ones…

— Alaya Dawn Johnson

“I’m beginning to think that thrones make tyrants of us all.”

— V.E. Schwab