2,112 Quotes About Kings

A king there was once reigning, Who had a goodly flea, Him loved he without feigning, As his own son were he!

It is commonly the personal character of a writer which gives him his public significance. It is not imparted by his genius. Napoleon said of Corneille, "Were he living I would make him a king;" but he did not read him. He read Racine, yet he said nothing of the kind of Racine.

The most fortunate of men, Be he a king or commoner, is he Whose welfare is assured in his own home.

From kings to cobblers 'tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters' fame.

A king may spille, a king may save; A king may make of lorde a knave; And of a knave a lorde also.

I never thought of myself as a king. People really want you to be their deity. They forget the fact that you are a person who has feelings and doubts.

Who is king in the world of the blind when there isn't even a one eyed man?

My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. [Trumpeter] King Kolax's band played for the party and Gene Ammons was playing tenor saxophone with the band. And that's when I said, "That's it!" Just like that, tunnelvision ever since.

Double gold means I'm king of the sprints. It shows I'm the best sprinter around.