Dangerous Quote by Nancy Mitford Download Open image “Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory?” — Nancy Mitford ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Dangerous Glory King Less Pleasure Who
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. — John Milton Copy Share Image
“A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field. A king does not dine while his… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
A King (as such) is not a great man. He has great power, but it is not his own. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
So doth the greater glory dim the less: A substitute shines brightly as a king Until a king be by. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others. — Sallust Copy Share Image
Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his… — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
As king, your desires must be stronger than any other. You must be more magnificent, more easily angered than everyone else! He should be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We mustn't claim to stand for our King but then deny Him by living a fleshly existence. Our King's Mighties don't shy away from… — Eric Ludy Copy Share Image
“My dear Lady Kroesig, I have only read one book in my life, and that is ‘White Fang.’ It’s so frightfully good I’ve never… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away. — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
Do you always laugh when you make love?' said Fabrice. I hadn't thought about it, but I suppose I do. I generally laugh when… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
“Linda's presentation of the 'facts' had been so gruesome that the children left Alconleigh howling dismally, their nerves permanently impaired, their future chances of… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
The trouble is that people seem to expect happiness in life. I can't imagine why; but they do. They are unhappy before they marry,… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
“She was filled with a strange, wild, unfamiliar happiness, and knew that this was love. Twice in her life she had mistaken something else… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
You've no idea how long life goes on and how many, many changes it brings. Young people seem to imagine that it's over in… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
“Women are divided into two categories: those who can deal with the men they are in love with, and those who cannot. Sophia was… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
When the loo paper gets thicker and the writing paper thinner, it's always a bad sign, at home. — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
There are worse things than poverty, though I can't for the moment remember what they are. — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
One thing about tourists is that it is very easy to get away from them. Like ants they follow a trail and a few… — Nancy Mitford Copy Share Image
So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Every one knows that the exercise of military power is forever dangerous to civil rights; and we have had recent instances of violences that… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. My three [great teachers] did not… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
We're not very dangerous animals; we don't have a horn like a rhino or quills like a porcupine. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
“It is dangerous to lock oneself away and lose track of what is happening outside.” — Frances Hardinge Copy Share Image
In my youth-team days, I was always a left-winger who would stay close to the byline and put crosses in the box, so I… — Arjen Robben Copy Share Image
The temptations of God were always more dangerous for mankind than those of Satan. — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
When you start talking about elections being rigged, you're pushing people beyond democratic governance. And it's a very, very dangerous thing to do. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
Die gefährlichste Weltanschauung ist die Weltanschauung derer, die die Welt nie angeschaut haben. (The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have… — Alexander von Humboldt Copy Share Image
The most dangerous creature here would have to be me. So maybe I'm just scared of my own shadow. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image