King Quote by Walter Scott Download Open image “For monarchs seldom sigh in vain.” — Walter Scott ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare King Monarchs Monarchs Seldom Monarchy Royalty Seldom Sigh Sigh Sigh Vain Vain
Lightly from fair to fair he flew, And loved to plead, lament, and sue; Suit lightly won, and short-lived pain, For monarchs seldom sigh… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Have a similar outlook as a monarch. A ruler is not reluctant to come up short. Disappointment is an alternate steppingstone to significance. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
A king is never a fulfilling king until he has his true queen by his side. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Our English monarchs are so unimaginative,” said Eldric. “They execute people in such tediously conventional ways. — Franny Billingsley Copy Share Image
We, the monarchs, are undoubtedly constants in a constantly changing world. Because we have always been there, but also because we do not get… — Margrethe II of Denmark Copy Share Image
Never was monarch better feared and loved Than is your Majesty. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Kings ought never to be seen upon the stage. In the abstract, they are very disagreeable characters: it is only while living that they… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
A careless song, with a little nonsense in it now and then, does not mis-become a monarch. — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
“Of all the train, none escaped except Wamba, who showed upon the occasion much more courage than those who pretended to greater sense.” — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Where shall the lover rest, Whom the fates sever From his true maiden's breast, Parted for ever? Where, through groves deep and high, Sounds… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Where is the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land as Scotland? — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Loud o'er my head though awful thunders roll, And vivid lightnings flash from pole to pole, Yet 'tis Thy voice, my God, that bids… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“but he had only received that sort of answer usually given by those who are more obstinate in following their own course, than strong… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and the saints above, for love is heaven, and heaven is love. ” — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal, but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“Wasn’t it Machiavelli who said ‘Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great… — Darius Brasher Copy Share Image
People from all walks of life that you might find as a King Diamond fan - you don't look a certain way; you don't… — King Diamond Copy Share Image
'Melanin Man' was inspired by the words of an Uber driver in L.A. Before I got out of the car he said, 'They're scared… — Masego Copy Share Image
They say that the commons of England would first destroy the king's friends and afterward himself, and then bring the Duke of York to… — Jack Cade Copy Share Image
President Obama's achievements and failures must be evaluated by comparison to those chief executives who have come before him and not be measured against… — David Garrow Copy Share Image
Had Elijah Muhammad tried to introduce an orthodox form of Arab-oriented Islam, I doubt if he would have attracted 500 people, but he introduced… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
