Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.
I am the state.
I see no point in reading.
The Last Argument of Kings.
A king should die standing.
I should like to be a horse.
One king, one law, one faith.
It is legal because I wish it.
A king should die on his feet.
I have to be seen to be believed.
I am dying, but the state remains.
Grief is the price we pay for love.
Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns.
Punctuality is the politeness of kings.
I am the State. [Fr., L'etat c'est moi.]
Impatience for victory guarantees defeat
Lord, into thy hands I commend my spirit!
Only small minds want always to be right.
It is impossible to please all the world.
Let the dog bark; the moon shall beam on.
God and posterity will show me more favour
Has God forgotten all I have done for Him.
First feelings are always the most natural.
Why do you weep? Did you think I was immortal?
The voices of the people are the voices of God.
Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.
Has God forgotten everything I've done for him ?
Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
He who knows not how to dissimulate, can not reign.
I could sooner reconcile all Europe than two women.
For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
Shah is a kind of magic word with the Persian people.
These wretched babies don't come until they are ready.
Democracy is the power of equal votes for unequal minds
Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball.
I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.
Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
Why are you weeping ? Did you imagine that I was immortal ?
All things in this world are two: in heaven there is but One.
They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
Behold not with anger the sins of man, but forgive and cleanse.
What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton
Everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor and a scoundrel.
We are determined to listen to nothing from the illegal congress.
There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.
Mad, is he? Then I hope that he will bite some of my other generals!
