Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth Iwas Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth7 September 1533
CityGreenwich, England
Elizabeth I quotes about
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As for my own part I care not for death, for all men are mortal; and though I be a woman yet I have as good a courage answerable to my place as ever my father had. I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything. I thank God I am indeed endowed with such qualities that if I were turned out of the realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom.
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I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.
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I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.
grief weakness ends
Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love.
war fighting winning
Men fight wars. Women win them.
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To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.
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Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.
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To be a king and wear a crown is more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasure to them that bear it.
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Prosperity provideth, but adversity proveth friends.
sex virtue natural
It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted.