A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past.
ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.
ELIZABETH I OF ENGLAND To make the plough go before the horse.
JAMES I OF ENGLAND God gives not kings the stile of Gods in vaine, For on his throne his sceptre do they sway; An...
JAMES I OF ENGLAND A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, an...
JAMES I OF ENGLAND I will govern according to the common weal, but not according to the common will
JAMES I OF ENGLAND Remember, Remember
JAMES I OF ENGLAND Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.
CHARLES I, KING OF ENGLAND Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long a...
ELIZABETH I Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown: that I have reigned with you...
ELIZABETH I I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything. I thank God I am e...
ELIZABETH I Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! thy father, if he had been ...
ELIZABETH I The daughter of debate That still discord doth sow.
ELIZABETH I 'Twas God the word that spake it, He took the bread and brake it, And what the word did make i...
ELIZABETH I If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen...
ELIZABETH I Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
ELIZABETH I It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted.
ELIZABETH I A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.
ELIZABETH I There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, an...
ELIZABETH I If we still advise we shall never do.
ELIZABETH I Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.
ELIZABETH I Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily ...
ELIZABETH I The word must is not to be used to princes.
ELIZABETH I The end crowneth the work.
ELIZABETH I A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past.
ELIZABETH I Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths.
ELIZABETH I One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.
ELIZABETH I God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at lea...
ELIZABETH I God forgive you, but I never can.
ELIZABETH I I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that ...
ELIZABETH I The past cannot be cured.
ELIZABETH I The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower.
ELIZABETH I I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.
ELIZABETH I I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a pe...
ELIZABETH I To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to th...
ELIZABETH I I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.
ELIZABETH I I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and o...
ELIZABETH I Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.
ELIZABETH I All my possessions for a moment of time.
ELIZABETH I As for my own part I care not for death, for all men are mortal; and though I be a woman yet I have ...
ELIZABETH I I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.
ELIZABETH I Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dan...
ELIZABETH I Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such s...
ELIZABETH I Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends ...
ELIZABETH I (Response to King Erik XIV of Sweden's proposal of marriage:)

"[W]hile we perceive ... th...
ELIZABETH I [F]rom my years of understanding ... I happily chose this kind of life in which I yet live [i.e., un...
ELIZABETH I [I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that a marble stone shall declare that a Queen, having...
ELIZABETH I There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die...
ELIZABETH I The use of sea and air is common to all; neither can a title to the ocean belong to any people or pr...
ELIZABETH I All my possessions for a moment of time
ELIZABETH I If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
ELIZABETH I . . . Therefore I am wel pleased to take any coulor to defend your honour and hope you wyl remember...
ELIZABETH I Neuer thinke you fortune can beare the sway, Where Virtue's force, can cause her to obay.
ELIZABETH I Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.
ELIZABETH I As the saying is, So many heades, so many wittes.
ELIZABETH I My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate; neither should death be le...
ELIZABETH I I observe and remain silent.
ELIZABETH I I grieve and dare not show my discontent,
I love and yet am forced to seem to hate,
I do,...
ELIZABETH I And therefore I am come amongst you at this time, not as for my recreation or sport, but being resol...
ELIZABETH I I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, a...
ELIZABETH I There is small disproportion betwixt a fool who useth not wit because he hath it not and him that us...
ELIZABETH I I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.
ELIZABETH I To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to th...
ELIZABETH I Madam, I may not call you; mistress I am ashamed to call you; and so I know not what to call you; bu...
ELIZABETH I There is an Italian proverb which saith, From my enemy let me defend myself; but from a pretensed fr...
ELIZABETH I I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes a...
ELIZABETH I A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head.
ELIZABETH I I will make you shorter by the head.
ELIZABETH I This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
ELIZABETH I My care is like my shadow in the sun,
Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it,
Stands ...
ELIZABETH I The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been tau...
HENRY IV OF ENGLAND It neither is reason nor in any wise to be suffered that the young king, our master and kinsman, sho...
RICHARD III OF ENGLAND Amongst other our secular businesses and cures, our principal intent and fervent desire is to see vi...
RICHARD III OF ENGLAND Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.
HENRY IV OF ENGLAND Here, loved be God, is all well and truly determined for to resist the malice of him that had best c...
RICHARD III OF ENGLAND It is a violation of our prohibited services policy which includes no virtual relationships. We hav...
CATHERINE ENGLAND It provides an opportunity to connect.
CATHERINE ENGLAND We also have a policy against excessive shipping charges. But that's a gray area. If we get complain...
CATHERINE ENGLAND If you don't get satisfactory answers, don't do business with that person.
CATHERINE ENGLAND Despite the fact that this bug seems to be exceedingly rare, we have taken the same approach to it t...
CATHERINE ENGLAND It's more of a traditional ad format.
CATHERINE ENGLAND When there's suspicious activity, we compile that information and turn it over to the local law enfo...
CATHERINE ENGLAND It took a while for eBay to catch attention. In the early days, [retailers'] interest was very littl...
CATHERINE ENGLAND It is a violation of our prohibited services policy … which includes no...
CATHERINE ENGLAND It is important to recognize that sales on eBay are different from traditional auctions.
CATHERINE ENGLAND There is great meaning in life for those who are willing to journey.
JIM ENGLAND It is a violation of our prohibited services policy … which includes no virtual relationships. We ...
CATHERINE ENGLAND It just makes you work harder.
AARON ENGLAND I'd only seen him on TV. In person, he's just so big . . . It was pretty intimidating.
AARON ENGLAND It was just fun to meet him. I mean, everyone knows he's the best coach in the state.
AARON ENGLAND It was horrifying. One side looks like she'd been drug behind a car. The other side looks like multi...
JONNIE ENGLAND wrongfully posing for a photograph.
LYNNDIE ENGLAND The president said that this is not removing a mole. You know, removing a mole, that's an outpat...
GORDON ENGLAND a magical resurrection of trash.
LYNNDIE ENGLAND The president said that this is not removing a mole. You know, removing a mole, that's an outpatient...
GORDON ENGLAND This is a war against terrorists. Not a war against a religion, but a war against terrorists.
GORDON ENGLAND There is no quick solution. This is just hard work.
GORDON ENGLAND It is a day to remember the first responders and all those who came to the rescue, ... and a day to ...
GORDON ENGLAND This is a day for us to remember all those loved ones that were lost and everyone who suffered so mu...
GORDON ENGLAND [Graner said he had intended for the leash to grip the prisoner's shoulders.] It slid off his should...
LYNNDIE ENGLAND He is the best (male) dancer on the team.
CINDY ENGLAND It is a violation of our prohibited services policy … which includes no virtual relationships. We h...
CATHERINE ENGLAND I apologize to coalition forces and all the families, ... detainees, the families, America and all t...
LYNNDIE ENGLAND I apologise to coalition forces and all the families, ... detainees, the families, America and all t...
LYNNDIE ENGLAND I've heard attacks were made on coalition forces because of those, ... I apologize to the families o...
LYNNDIE ENGLAND We were very proud of them. They did a wonderful job.
CINDY ENGLAND They need a couple of days off, and so do I.
CINDY ENGLAND Certainly, we would reconsider,
GORDON ENGLAND We're here to remember. We're here to honor America's captives, who endured the worst of war to keep...
GORDON ENGLAND This is a day for us to remember all those loved ones that were lost, and everyone who suffered so m...
GORDON ENGLAND Our enemies kill and injure American and coalition service members and the innocent citizens of many...
GORDON ENGLAND We will prevail, we have to prevail.
GORDON ENGLAND I was used by Private Graner. I didn't realise it at the time.
LYNNDIE ENGLAND I was used by Private Graner, ... I didn't realize it at the time.
LYNNDIE ENGLAND [England's lawyers have argued that she and others in her unit were acting on orders from military i...
LYNNDIE ENGLAND We're totally opposed to inserting sexual orientation into textbooks in our schools.
KAREN ENGLAND I don't care if, or who, whatever historical figure they want to say is gay. If we're discussing his...
KAREN ENGLAND I wanted to find a place of my own in a very knowledgeable family.
KAREN ENGLAND I find that people are wanting to cook more, garden more, but are not sure how to start. They are su...
KAREN ENGLAND I am partial to plants that I can use. The herb garden affords a big palette to play with.
KAREN ENGLAND kept his word against the runaway Legislature?. As a social conservative, I never thought I'd see th...
KAREN ENGLAND I'm encouraged that the governor is going to stop the runaway Legislature, and he's going to represe...
KAREN ENGLAND There will be fallout. I think there's going to be a lot of fallout, and not just for the few that w...
KAREN ENGLAND Safeguards need to be taken on an application-by-application basis.
JULIE ENGLAND Indianapolis International Airport announced in January it will begin this program, making it the fo...
JULIE ENGLAND I joined RFID a year and a half ago, and I've been on a mission to leverage as much of semiconductor...
JULIE ENGLAND We believe retail supply chain is the next [big] thing, but it's slowly getting started, and it very...
JULIE ENGLAND I've built up a team of a lot of semiconductor [people].
JULIE ENGLAND Since word is thrall, and thought is free, Keep well thy tongue, I counsel thee.
JAMES I OF SCOTLAND The distance is great from the firm belief to the realization from concrete experience
ISABELLA I OF SPAIN Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently d...
HAILE SELASSIE I OF ETHIOPIA The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all i...
, "THE CALL OF CTHULHU" With domineering hand she moves the turning wheel,
Like currents in a treacherous bay swept to ...
BOETHIUS - QUEEN ELIZABETH I TRANSLATION The future will erase everything—there’s no level of fame or genius that allows you to transcend o...
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 How you matter is defined by the things that matter to you. You matter as much as the things that ma...
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 You don’t remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 There’s a place in the brain for knowing what cannot be remembered.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 ...myopia. He was nearsighted. The future lay before him, inevitable but invisible.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on your way to the pertinen...
, THE ASCENT OF MAN, 1973 You can see into the future if you have a basic understanding of how people are likely to act.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 The thing about chameleoning your way through life is that it gets to where nothing is real.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 There’s some people in this world who you can just love and love and love no matter what.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 The best way to get people to like you is not to like them too much.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 That’s who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 Breaking up isn’t something that gets done to you; it’s something that happens with you.
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 I don’t think God gives a shit if we have a dog or if a woman wears shorts. I think He gives a shit...
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 How very odd, to believe God gave you life, and yet not think that life asks more of you than watchi...
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 He liked the idea of coffee quite a lot—a warm drink that gave you energy and had been for centurie...
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 He liked all books, because he liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a pa...
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to th...
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 Stories don’t just make us matter to each other—maybe they’re also the only way to the infinite m...
, AN ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES, 2008 I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.
ELIZABETH I (SPOKEN TO HER PARLAMENT) We are born into a world that is much bigger than ourselves, one that is both enormously frightening...
KATARINA CLAIRE ENGLAND ROSS Woman is always fickle - foolish is he who trusts her.
FRANCIS I Long ailments wear out pain, and long hopes, joy.
STANISLAUS I Youth is the first victim of war; the first fruit of peace. It takes 20 years or more of peace to ma...
BAUDOUIN I Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
NAPOLEON I When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty.
GREGORY I One should act in consonance with the way of heaven and earth, which is enduring and eternal. The su...
I CHING The quiet and solitary man apprehends the inscrutable. He seeks nothing, holds to the mean, and rema...
I CHING Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, p...
I CHING Before a thunderstorm there is a build-up of tension which is only relieved by the explosive force o...
I CHING Creativity comes from awakening and directing men's higher natures, which originate in the primal de...
I CHING The way of the creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its tru...
I CHING Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such re...
I CHING The responses of human beings vary greatly under dangerous circumstances. The strong man advances bo...
I CHING A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should first calmly hold his own, then...
I CHING He who possesses the source of enthusiasm will achieve great things. Doubt not. You will gather frie...
I CHING Fiat justitia et pereat mundus.
Let justice be done, though the world perish.
FERDINAND I Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.
CHARLES I It takes twenty years or more of peace to make a man; it takes only twenty seconds of war to destroy...
BAUDOUIN I Everything proceeds as if of its own accord, and this can all too easily tempt us to relax and let t...
I CHING In a few years there will be only five kings in the world -- the King of England and the four kings ...
FAROUK I Never make a defence or apology before you be accused.
CHARLES I When a girl ceases to blush, she has lost the most powerful charm of her beauty
GREGORY I The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delig...
I. KRISHNAMURTI People are not an interruption of our business. People are our business.
A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.
It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.
The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed.
The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in men. Ordinary people see no diff...
The intelligence is proved not by ease of learning, but by understanding what we learn.
Communication is something so simple and difficult that we can never put it in simple words.
Like threads of silver seen through crystal beads
Let love through good deeds show.
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
In everyone's heart stirs a great homesickness.
That is the supreme value of history. The study of it is the best guarantee against repeating it.
You should learn how say things with your eyes that others waste time putting into words.
EYDEN I. Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.
STANISLAUS I To be vain of one's rank or place, is to show that one is below it.
STANISLAS I Our wisdom comes usually from our experience, and our experience comes largely from our experience.
One thing about the school of experience is that it will repeat the lesson if you flunk the first ti...
To reprove small faults within due vehemence, is as absurd as if a man should take a great hammer to...
Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of...
Some families can trace their ancestors back three hundred years, but can't tell you where their chi...
A recent survey was said to prove that the people we Americans most admire are our politicians and d...
If a man defrauds you one time, he is a rascal; if he does it twice, you are a fool.