Kings

Famous quotes containing the word kings:

“Grammar, which rules even kings ...”
—Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)

“Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war?”
—Bible: Hebrew, 2 Kings 18:20.

“‘Tis the old secret of the gods that they come in low disguises. ‘Tis the vulgar great who come dizened with gold and jewels. Real kings hide away their crowns in their wardrobes, and affect a plain and poor exterior.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)