best quotations about
Kings |
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Quotations
 | I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 13 likes |
 | I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. — Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, German chancellor 13 likes |
 | If a man who thinks he is a king is mad, a king who thinks he is a king is no less so. — Jacques Lacan, 1901-1981, French psychoanalyst 12 likes |
 | Accuracy is the politeness of kings. — Louis XV of France, King of France 12 likes |
 | The silence of the people is the lesson of kings. — Comte de Mirabeau, 1749-1791, main figure of the French Revolution 9 likes |
| A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 7 likes |
 | On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom. — Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker 7 likes |
 | L' etat c'est moi. I myself am the state. — Louis XIV of France, 1638-1715, King of France (le Roi Soleil) 6 likes |
| A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 5 likes |
 | It is legal because I want it. — Luis XVI, 1754-1793, King of France [1774-1792] 5 likes |
| Kings and philosophers shit -and so do ladies. — Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker 4 likes |
 | Of the various forms of government which have prevailed in the world, an hereditary monarchy seems to present the fairest scope for ridicule. — Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794, English historian 4 likes |
 | But because I do it with a small ship, I am called a pirate, whilst you, who do it with a great fleet, you are an emperor. — Saint Augustine, 354-430, Christian theologian & philosopher (words of a pirate to Alexander the Great) 3 likes |
 | Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. — William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Henry IV 3 likes |
 | War is the trade of Kings. — John Dryden, 1631-1700, English poet 3 likes |
| Generations may be swept away by the madness of kings in the space of a single hour. — Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794, English historian 3 likes |
| I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 2 likes |
| In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 2 likes |
| Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause. — John Dryden, 1631-1700, English poet 2 likes |
 | Every man is a king so long as he has someone to look down on. — Sinclair Lewis, 1885-1951, American writer, Nobel 1930 1 likes |
 | To know how to mislead is the knowledge of the kings. — Cardinal Richelieu, 1585-1642, French cardinal & Prime minister 1 likes |
 | I’m tired of ruling slaves. — Friedrich II, 1712-1786, Emperor of Prussia [1740-1786] (his last words) |
| A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in. |
 | Kings and women believe that everything that happens is due to them. |
 | To be king is foolish; what matters is to make a kingdom. |
 | Under a citizen-king, every citizen is a king. — Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher |
 | Learn ever to separate the king and the principle of royalty. The king is only a man; royalty is the spirit of God. |
 | In a king, modesty would be a sign of weakness. |
 | An emperor ought to die standing on his deathbed. — Vespasian, 9-79 AD, Roman Emperor (dying, suffering from severe diarrhea) |
Latin Quotes
 | The king can do no wrong. Rex non potest peccare. 34 likes |
| Like king, like people. Qualis rex, talis grex. 21 likes |
 | The final argument of kings. Ultima ratio regum. — Latin motto engraved on the cannons of Louis XIV 19 likes |
Quotes in Verse
 | The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream. — Wallace Stevens, 1879-1955, American poet 3 likes |
Ancient Greek
 | Speak to a tyrant as little as possible or as pleasantly as possible. Ομιλείν δυνάστῃ... ως ήκιστα ή ως ήδιστα. — Aesop, 620-560 BC, Ancient Greek fabulist 6 likes |
 | Until the kings become philosophers, there will be no end to the troubles of the states. Εάν μη οι βασιλείς φιλοσοφήσουν, ουκ έστιν των δεινών παύλα. — Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 6 likes |
 | Our reign is a glorious slavery. Η βασιλεία ημών ένδοξος είναι δουλεία. — Antigonus II Gonatas, 319-239 BC, King of Macedon 3 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | - I dunno, must be a king. - Why? - He hasn't got shit all over him. — from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 6 likes |
