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• I am more afraid of making a fault in my Latin than of the Kings of Spain, France, Scotland, the whole House of Guise, and all of their confederates.

  Elizabeth I

  Kings, Latin, Scotland

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• I have no desire to make windows into men's souls.

  Elizabeth I

  Soul, Desire, Window

  "Fictional character: Elizabeth". "Elizabeth", www.imdb.com. 1998.

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• There is an Italian proverb which saith, From my enemy let me defend myself; but from a pretensed friend Lord deliver me

  Elizabeth I

  Italian, Enemy, Lord

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• I don't keep a dog and bark myself.

  Elizabeth I

  Dog, Bark, Delegation

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• A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food.

  Elizabeth I

  Funny, Beer, Perfect

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• Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.

  Elizabeth I

  Mind, Opinion, Swerve

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• The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower.

  Elizabeth I

  Stones, Recoil, Throwers

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• It is good to jest, but not to make a trade of jesting.

  Elizabeth I

  Jest, Trade

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• This is the Lord's doing. And it is marvelous in our eyes.

  Elizabeth I

  Eye, Old Testament, Lord

  "Fictional character: Elizabeth". "Elizabeth", www.imdb.com. 1998.

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• Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of France treats me gently he will find me as gentle and tractable as he can desire; but if he be rough, I shall take the trouble to be just as troublesome and offensive to him as I can.

  Elizabeth I

  Kings, Kindness, Long

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• My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourself to armed multitudes for fear of treachery; but I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a King of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any Prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm.

  Elizabeth I

  Kings, Heart, Thinking

  Speech to the Troops at Tilbury, awpc.cattcenter.iastate.edu. August 19, 1588.

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• I would gladly chastise those who represent things as different from what they are. Those who steal property or make counterfeit money are punished, and those ought to be still more severely dealt with who steal away or falsify the good name of a prince.

  Elizabeth I

  Names, Deception, Different

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• If there were two princes in Christendom who had good will and courage, it would be very easy to reconcile the religious difficulties; there is only one Jesus Christ and one faith, and all the rest is a dispute over trifles.

  Elizabeth I

  Religious, Jesus, Two

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• It is monstrous that the feet should direct the head.

  Elizabeth I

  Leadership, Feet, Should

  Elizabeth I (2002). “Elizabeth I: Collected Works”, p.98, University of Chicago Press

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• Much suspected by me, Nothing proved can be

  Elizabeth I

  Queen Of England

  Elizabeth I (2002). “Elizabeth I: Collected Works”, p.46, University of Chicago Press

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• Be of good cheer, for you will never want, for the bullet was meant for me, though it hit you.

  Elizabeth I

  Cheer, Want, Bullets

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• A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past.

  Elizabeth I

  Stupid, Past, Too Late

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• Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths.

  Elizabeth I

  Money, Shining, Ignorant

  Letter, 1581.

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• Affection! Affection is false.

  Elizabeth I

  Affection

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• For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.

  Elizabeth I

  Leadership, Thinking, Safety

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• [When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head!

  Elizabeth I

  Anger, Leader, Council

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• My seat has been the seat of kings, and I will have no rascal to succeed me.

  Elizabeth I

  Kings, Speaking Up, Succeed

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• They best pass over the world who trip over it quickly; for it is but a bog. If we stop, we sink.

  Elizabeth I

  World, Bogs, Over It

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• Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.

  Elizabeth I

  Lions, Beast, Destruction

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• He who placed me in this seat will keep me here.

  Elizabeth I

  Seats

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