Kings Quotes
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This king Sesostris divided the land among all Egyptians so as to give each one a quadrangle of equal size and to draw from each his revenues, by imposing a tax to be levied yearly. But everyone from whose part the river tore anything away, had to go to him to notify what had happened; he then sent overseers who had to measure out how much the land had become smaller, in order that the owner might pay on what was left, in proportion to the entire tax imposed. In this way, it appears to me, geometry originated, which passed thence to Hellas.
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For all that they love to make kings, John’s folk seem to have little interest in the actual business of ruling anything. They like to become, they do not like to be.
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Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces of kings and the humble cabins of shepherds; and when it takes entire possession of a heart, the first thing it does is to banish fear and shame from it.
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When I was a little boy in Worcestershire reading history books I never thought I should have to interfere between a king and his mistress.
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The foremost art of Kings is the power to endure hatred.
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Belafonte'd take me to perform for Martin Luther King's cause. But when they were marching I did not take part, because I was not a citizen
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As in the Divine Right of Kings, hierarchies invest those who preside at the top of their pyramidal structure with absolute power to rule over the lesser ranks that spread down like a marble staircase to the broad foundation stones of those with no power at all.
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Content is not just king, it is the emperor of all things electronic.
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A hashtag is not helping... A hashtag is not a movement. A hashtag does not make you Dr. King. A hashtag does not change anything. It's a hashtag.
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The queens in history compare favorably with the kings.
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And long after Kings are forgotten, and their names have fallen into dust, the good deeds and the actions of the Heroes live on in glory.
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If you could disagree with kings, were gods so far above?
