2,112 Quotes About Kings

We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.

A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination.

Better live a King, than a Prince.

It is not by whining that one carries out the job of king.

Rigorous authority and justice are the kindness of kings.

A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.

We are either kings or pawns of men

I do shop online! But I'm shopping online mostly in the home categories - One Kings Lane and Gilt. At a lot of architectural websites, I buy a lot of hardware for cabinetry like hinges and things like that from England. So, you know, for me, I shop at Net-A-Porter, but I don't really shop that much for clothing online.

Not even the King himself has the right to subordinate the interests of his country to his own feelings of love or hatred towards strangers; he is, however, responsible towards God and not to me if he does so, and therefore on this point I am silent.