Books Quote by Thomas Babington Macaulay

If anybody would make me the greatest king that ever lived, with palaces, and gardens and fine dinners, and wine, and coaches, and beautiful…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

“I once knew a man who was heir to the throne of a great kingdom, he lived as a ranger and fought his destiny…

— C. JoyBell C

“Be a Kingmaker, Not Just a King.”

— Tan Seow How

“I am not worthy to be king.” “No man ever is,” she said with a soft smile. “You can only try your best to…

— Emma Hamm

“A good person does not necessarily make a good king.”

— Mindy McGinnis

“He’s no king,” I said. “Rulers aren’t made just because they sit on the throne. A true king serves his people, protects them, and…

— Jennifer A. Nielsen

“I would rather follow the plow as thrall to another man, one with no land allotted him and not much to live on, than…

— Homer

“(...) I, for one, prize less The name of king than deeds of kingly power; And so would all who learn in wisdom’s school.”

— Sophocles

“...I am better Thoughtful Prince than King. Potential holds appeal since in its castle walls One is protected from the awful shame Of failure.”

— Mike Bartlett

“But I am king. And the well-being of my kingdom depends on my sound judgment and clear head. And those things depend on my…

— Sharon Shinn

“I never asked to be a king: it was pushed on me. So if you are going to say 'Son of St Louis: gird…

— George Bernard Shaw

“Once upon a time, there was a King who walked astride his world - here, there and everywhere. He became poor in order to…

— David Mains