Famous quotes containing the words emperor, early and/or reign:
“The greater the privilege, the more hidden the arrogance. The Emperor of China need not exist.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“For with this desire of physical beauty mingled itself early the fear of death—the fear of death intensified by the desire of beauty.”
—Walter Pater 1839–1894, British writer, educator. originally published in Macmillan’s Magazine (Aug. 1878)
“No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor.”
—Tacitus (c. 55–c. 120)