Calumny Quote by William Shakespeare

“A king should first gain the confidence of the foe and when he has gained it should spring on him like a wolf. The…

— Meera Uberoi

“But if the cause be not good, the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs and arms and heads,…

— William Shakespeare

“It was considered at the time a striking proof of virtue in the young king that he was sorry for his father's death;but, as…

— Charles Dickens

“Many of the greatest tyrants on the records of history have begun their reigns in the fairest manner. But the truth is, this unnatural…

— Edmund Burke

“There was a slight noise from the direction of the dim corner where the ladder was. It was the king descending. I could see…

— Mark Twain

“For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings; How some have been deposed; some…

— William Shakespeare

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

The king who makes war on his enemies tenderly distresses his subjects most cruelly.

— Samuel Johnson

“If a king should fall under such contempt or envy that he could not keep his subjects in their duty but by oppression and…

— Thomas More

What good is it to be a king who's feared but not respected?

— Rei Fenusko

“Pitiful and pitied by no one, why have I come to the ignominy of this detestable old age, who was ruler of two kingdoms,…

— Eleanor of Aquitaine

“Say not a word in death's favor; I would rather be a paid servant in a poor man's house and be above ground than…

— Homer