“There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: religion
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Fear not, we are of the nature
“Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: nature
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God forgive you, but I never can.
“God forgive you, but I never can.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: god
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I do not so much rejoice that
“I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: god
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I do not want a husband who
“I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: love
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Monarchs ought to put to death the
“Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: death
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I do not so much rejoice that
“I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: thankful
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Do not tell secrets to those whose
“Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: faith
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A strength to harm is perilous in
“A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: strength
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Fear not, we are of the nature
“Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: fear
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I would rather be a beggar and
“I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.”
— Elizabeth I
Author: Elizabeth I
Category: alone
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