Trumpet Kings

Famous quotes containing the words trumpet and/or kings:

    For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
    —Bible: New Testament St. Paul, in 1 Corinthians, 14:8.

    When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)