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
sight views world
we Princes are set as it were upon stages, in the sight and view of all the world. The least spot is soon spied in our garments, a blemish quickly noticed in our doings.
bogs world over-it
They best pass over the world who trip over it quickly; for it is but a bog. If we stop, we sink.
time men world
... [ellipsis in source] it is true that the world was made in six days, but it was by God, to whose power the infirmity of men isnot to be compared.
fear world sovereign
As for me, I see no such great cause why I should either be fond to live or fear to die. I have had good experience of this world, and I know what it is to be a subject and what to be a sovereign. Good neighbours I have had, and I have met with bad: and in trust I have found treason.
causes world royalty
There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.
moving world body
There is nothing in the world I hold in greater horror than to see a body moving against its head: and I shall be very careful notto ally myself with such a monster.
god qualities realm thank turned violence
I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything. I thank God I am endued 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.
admire almost determined learns strength
she almost reluctantly learns to admire her strength and convictions as another powerful, determined woman.
educational eye sight
Eyes of youth have sharp sight but commonly not so deep as those of elder age.
tree deeds fruit
Words are leaves, the substance consists of deeds, which are the true fruits of a good tree.
settling parliament duty
[To Parliament, when it urged her to marry and settle the succession:] You attend to your own duties and I'll perform mine.
dog bark delegation
I don't keep a dog and bark myself.
discrimination lord inequality
Had I been crested, not cloven, my Lords, you had not treated me thus.
strong two may
who seeketh two strings to one bow, they may shoot strong, but never straight ...