Action Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Lust has been the silent downfall of many men, from Adam to Samson to kings and conquerors.”

— Genereux Uwabunkonye Philip

What infinite heart's-ease Must kings neglect that private men enjoy! And what have kings that privates have not too, Save ceremony, save general ceremony?

— William Shakespeare

“That I was not long brought up by the concubine of my father; that I preserved the flower of my youth. That I took…

— Marcus Aurelius

“A King, by disallowing Acts of this salutary nature, from being the father of his people, degenerated into a Tyrant and forfeits all rights…

— Patrick Henry

“a towering mass of lust-provoking maleness.”

— Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

“And so at last, instead of loving contention and glory, men become lovers of trade and money; they honour and look up to the…

— Plato

“in the kingdom, lust is silly. It is wanting less than what we already have. It is replacing eternal joys with temporary highs.”

— New Growth Press

The griefs of private men are soon allayed, But not of kings.

— Christopher Marlowe

“Strange that men, from age to age, should consent to hold their lives at the breath of another, merely that each in his turn…

— William Godwin

“There are two aspects to the life of every man: the personal life, which is free in proportion as its interests are abstract, and…

— Leo Tolstoy

“WHEN WE SEEK TO RULE ONLY OURSELVES, WE ARE EACH OF US KINGS.”

— Nicholas Eames

“Men and deeds were brought to judgment there. They jeered at the age, which released them from the necessity of understanding it.”

— Victor Hugo