2,112 Quotes About Kings

A conquering king will banish from his breast hatred towards one whom he no longer fears.

For one to grasp, whatever be his object, sov'reign power ... is an act of perilous presumption.

Thou knowest not the endless artifices of a court. Invented crimes are often there alleged; but real ones, and those especially, which may offend his pride, are oftentimes not to a king divulged.

It is a hard matter for a man to lie all over, nature having provided king's evidence in almost every member. The hand will sometimes act as a vane, to show which way the wind blows, even when every feature is set the other way; the knees smite together and sound the alarm of fear under a fierce countenance; the legs shake with anger when all above us calm.

Ring-ting! I wish I were a primrose, A bright yellow primrose blowing in the spring! The stooping boughs above me, The wandering bee to love me, The fern and moss to creep across, And the elm-tree for our king!

King Crimson is never easy; it's challenging. That's why I like it.

I feel like Hollywood is a big high school again. Seriously, Ashton Kutcher is the prom king.

I've always been the king of silence. I've always been a minimalist comedian. I've taken my influence from Jack Benny, who was the king of that I've always done 'less is more.'

Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.