Famous quotes containing the words king and/or trims:
“I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a kingand of a King of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which, rather than any dishonour should grow by me, I myself will take up armsI myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.”
—Elizabeth I (15331603)
“A petty bureaucrat always watches his superiors countenance, just as a boatman trims his sails according to the force of the wind.”
—Chinese proverb.
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