Burden Quote by Steven Baron

“Gleaming shell of an outworn lie; fable of Right divine— You gained your crowns by heritage, but Blood was the price of mine. The…

— Robert E. Howard

Thy treasures of gold Are dim with the blood of the hearts thou hast sold; Thy home may be lovely, but round it I…

— Lydia M. Child

THE crown translates a woman to a Queen - endless gold, circling itself, an O like a well, fathomless, for the years to drown…

— Carol Anne Duffy

“I carry my adornments on my soul. I do not dress up like a popinjay; But inwardly, I keep my daintiness. I do not…

— Edmond Rostand

Reign of blows cascading down upon your shoulders Far too many men dressed up as soldiers The lamb is brought to the ground Under…

— Andy Partridge

“My Crown is in my heart, not on my head: Not deck'd with Diamonds, and Indian stones: Nor to be seen: my Crown is…

— William Shakespeare

“I leave a white and turbid wake; pale waters, paler cheeks, where'er I sail. The envious billows sidelong swell to whelm my track; let…

— Herman Melville

Honour, How much we fight with weakness to preserve thee!

— John Ford

“Before you wear a crown of gold, life sometimes makes you wear a crown of thorns.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“I often take ill-gotten gold So folk won't starve or feel cold But gold today was rightly won When you named me your champion.…

— R.M. ArceJaeger

“A crown of thorns. Do not underestimate the significance of this crown of thorns. This was not simply a way to inflict pain, to…

— Hannah Anderson

All that glitters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life has sold But my outside to behold:…

— William Shakespeare