Quotes about kings
kings would-be philosopher
A State would be happy where philosophers were kings, or kings philosophers. Plato
kings plato philosophy
Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils - no, nor the human race, as I believe - and then only will this our State have a possibility of life and behold the light of day.
kings philosophy men
Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophise, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils,... nor, I think, will the human race.
kings hero writing
We're past the age of heroes and hero kings. ... Most of our lives are basically mundane and dull, and it's up to the writer to find ways to make them interesting. John Updike
kings judging reign
The Lord is our God, our judge, and our king, and He shall reign over us. John Taylor
kings men progress
Any society which is not improving is deteriorating, and the more so the closer and more familiar it is. Even a really superior man almost always begins to deteriorate when he is habitually king of his company. John Stuart Mill
kings economic-inequality political
If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessities of life. John Sherman
kings clouds
Never king dropped out of the clouds. John Selden
kings law people
Every law is a contract between the king and the people and therefore to be kept.
kings men sake
A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.
kings people church
Some people in the church, like Martin Luther King, Jr., came out against segregation. But if you look at the bulk of organized religion, you will discover that it endorsed slavery and quoted the Bible to approve it; the Pope even owned slaves. John Shelby Spong
kings important gross-domestic-product
Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross Domestic Product. attr to Buthan's King Jigme Singye Wangchuck John Robbins
kings exercise groups
If individuals do not occupy their legitimate position, then it will be occupied by a god or a king or a coalition of interest groups. If citizens do not exercise the powers confered by their legitimacy, others will do so. (I - The Great Leap Backwards) John Ralston Saul
kings husband father
Ulysses is son to Laertes, but he is father to Telemachus, husband to Penelope, lover of Calypso, companion in arms of the Greek warriors around Troy, and King of Ithaca. He was subjected to many trials, but with wisdom and courage came through them all.... he is a complete man as well, a good man. James Joyce
kings fate dust
The glories of our blood and state, Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings. Scepter and crown must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. James Shirley
kings men soul
What men call luck Is the prerogative of valiant souls, The fealty life pays its rightful kings. James Russell Lowell
kings heart blessing
In the storm, like a prophet o’ermaddened, Thou singest and tossest thy branches; Thy heart with the terror is gladdened, Thou forebodest the dread avalanches.... In the calm thou o’erstretchest the valleys With thine arms, as if blessings imploring, Like an old king led forth from his palace, When his people to battle are pouring...
kings jail issues
Jail threats did not dissuade Martin Luther King - and intergenerational justice is a moral issue of comparable magnitude to civil rights. James Hansen
kings simile declaration
A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love. Laurence Sterne
kings men thinking
So long as a man rides his hobbyhorse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him - pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it?
kings artist years
Don King was good to me through my years as champion, but I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. He's a wheeler dealer and you've got to be careful. He's a great con artist. Larry Holmes
kings fighting boxing
We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our money so whatever happens to Bob Arum, Don King or anyone else is fine with me.
kings intelligent boxing
Don King is a hip exploiter, an intelligent flesh peddler
kings guy bob
Bob Arum and Don King can do their thing but if I fought for those guys and they put the money up like they are supposed to then I don't have a problem.
kings white boxing
Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green.
kings boxing ifs
If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on.
kings fighting boxing
When Don King's fighters lose their titles they come back fighting on the undercard for peanuts. King owns all the top heavyweights and we spar against each other but we get charged for it and that comes out of our purses.
kings blood sweat
I don't owe Don King anything. I got things with my own sweat and blood. I don't know if I'll be associated with Don but I won't be a slave or puppet for him.
kings ideas research
I started doing some more specific research on Wales in that period because I like the idea of being authentic to the territory, and with that came the knowledge that there was this great rebellion that was happening with the Marcher barons and conflict with the king. A lot of it wasn't documented by the English. Kurt Sutter
kings rocks different
When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story. Gary Cherone
kings teaching independent
The field of scientific abstraction encompasses independent kingdoms of ideas and of experiments and within these, rulers whose fame outlasts the centuries. But they are not the only kings in science. He also is a king who guides the spirit of his contemporaries by knowledge and creative work, by teaching and research in the field of applied science, and who conquers for science provinces which have only been raided by craftsmen. Fritz Haber
kings pride men
The hat is the pride of man; for he who cannot keep his hat on before kings and emperors is no free man. Friedrich Schiller
kings fool world
To the fool-king belongs the world.