Kings Quotes - Page 24

• God himself, finding he was in the midst of spirits and glory, because he was more intelligent, saw proper to institute laws whereby the rest could have a privilege to advance like himself. The relationship we have with God places us in a situation to advance in knowledge. He has power to institute laws to instruct the weaker intelligences, that they may be exalted with Himself, so that they might have one glory upon another, and all that knowledge, power, glory, and intelligence, which is requisite in order to save them in the world of spirits. (King Follett Discourse)

  Joseph Smith, Jr.

  Intelligent, Order, Law

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• As soon as the guards where gone, I lay down on my stone bench and dumped the king and his threats out of my head without ceremony. They were too unpleasant to worry over anyway.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Worry, Gone, Benches

  Megan Whalen Turner (2009). “The Thief”, p.17, Harper Collins

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• Tell me a story then...keep me occupied." "A story?...What makes you think I can tell a story?" "Insight," said the king, "Go on.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Thinking, Make You Think, Stories

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• We thought the Duke would have been pleased if the King's Majesty would have married his daughter, but nothing came of that--' Squints, and has freckles,' said Caspian. Oh, poor girl,' said Lucy.

  C. S. Lewis

  Girl, Daughter, Majesty

  C. S. Lewis (2010). “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”, p.17, HarperCollins UK

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• The land is all too shallow It is painted on the sky And trembles like the wind-shook rain When the Raven King passed by

  Susanna Clarke

  Rain, Wind, Land

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• This is my password," said the King as he drew his sword. "The light is dawning, the lie broken. Now guard thee, miscreant, for I am Tirian of Narnia.

  C. S. Lewis

  Lying, Light, Broken

  C. S. Lewis (1995). “The last battle”

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• Well, Henry, you can cease frowning at me. If I am a magician, I am a very indifferent one. Other adepts summon up fairy-spirits and long-dead kings. I appear to have conjured the spirit of a banker.

  Susanna Clarke

  Long, Bankers, Frowning

  Susanna Clarke (2005). “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell”, p.222, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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• LEONATO Neighbours, you are tedious. DOGBERRY It pleases your worship to say so, but we are the poor duke's officers; but truly, for mine own part, if I were as tedious as a king, I could find it in my heart to bestow it all of your worship.

  William Shakespeare

  Heart, Dukes, Worship

  William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works”, p.1480, Oxford University Press

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• Your Majesty, please get down. My friend Aris is really a very good man, and if you fall off that wall he's going to hang for it, and so will his squad, most of whom are also nice men, and though I can't say I really care if your attendants hang, there are probably many people that do care, and would you please, please get down?" The king looked at him, eyes narrowed. "I don't think I've ever heard you say that many words in a row. You sounded almost articulate.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Wall, Nice, Fall

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• Are you badly hurt?" "Hideously," said the king, without sounding injured at all. "I am disemboweled. My insides may in an instant become my outsides as I stand here before you.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Hurt, May, Said

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• Then come out," said the king, helping him, "knowing you'll never die of a fall unless the god himself drops you.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Fall, Knowing, Helping

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• Her queen danced like a flame in the wind, and the mercurial king like the weight at the center of the earth.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Queens, Flames, Wind

  "The King of Attolia". Book by Megan Whalen Turner, 2006.

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• Why did you come if not to murder my king?" "I came to steal his magus." "You can't," said the magus in question. "I can steal anything," Eugenides corrected him, "even with one hand.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Hands, Murder, Stealing

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• I was listening," the king said, aggrieved. "I closed my eyes to listen better." "What did you hear?" "I'm not sure," he said." That's why I was listening so closely. I may have to ask the baron to repeat some parts of his report on his grain tax." "I am sure you can arrange an appointment." "I am sure I can too.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Eye, Listening, May

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• That is ridiculous," she said. The king agreed. "Like falling in love with a landslide. Only you could fail to notice.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Falling In Love, Ridiculous, Failing

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• If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind, generous or useful action. This very inadequate notion of virtue is an outcome of taboo morality, and has done untold harm.

  Bertrand Russell

  Parent, Disrespect, Church

  Bertrand Russell (2009). “Human Society in Ethics and Politics”, p.27, Routledge

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• Everybody must be managed. Queens must be managed. Kings must be managed, for men want managing almost as much as women, and that's saying a good deal.

  Thomas Hardy

  Queens, Men, Want

  Thomas Hardy (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated)”, p.484, Delphi Classics

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• He was weeping. Although 'weeping' really is to small a word for the activity the kind had undertaken. Tears were cascading from his eyes. A small puddle had formed at his feet. I am not exaggerating. The king, it seemed, was intent on crying himself a river.

  Kate DiCamillo

  Eye, Rivers, Feet

  Kate DiCamillo (2009). “The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread”, p.210, Candlewick Press

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• My husband - my king.

  Mary Wollstonecraft

  Husband, My Husband

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• It takes the glory of God to conceal a matter. It takes the honor of the king to seek out for it.

  Tommy Tenney

  Honor, Matter, Glory

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• Quickly, the dragon came at him, encouraged As Beowulf fell back; its breath flared, And he suffered, wrapped around in swirling Flames -- a king, before, but now A beaten warrior. None of his comrades Came to him, helped him, his brave and noble Followers; they ran for their lives, fled Deep in a wood. And only one of them Remained, stood there, miserable, remembering, As a good man must, what kinship should mean.

  Burton Raffel

  Mean, Warrior, Men

  Burton Raffel, Robert Payson Creed (1963). “Beowulf: A New Translation with an Introduction”

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• Beloved Beowulf, remember how you boasted, Once, that nothing in the world would ever Destroy your fame; fight to keep it, Now, be strong and brave, my noble King, protecting life and fame Together. My sword will fight at your side!

  Burton Raffel

  Strong, Fighting, Your Side

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• I'm King Of The World!!!

  James Cameron

  World

  1998 Accepting his Best Director Oscar for Titanic (1997), 23 Mar, an allusion to a line inTitanic.

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• How're we getting to King's Cross tomorrow, Dad?" asked Fred as they dug into a sumptuous pudding. "The Ministry's providing a couple of cars," said Mr. Weasley. Everyone looked up at him. "Why?" said Percy curiously. "It's because of you, Perce," said George seriously. "And there'll be little flags on the hoods, with HB on them-" "-for Humongous Bighead," said Fred.

  J. K. Rowling

  Family, Dad, Couple

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• When King Lear dies in act five, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He has written, 'He dies.' No more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words. The culmination of the most influential piece of dramatic literature is, 'He dies.' Now I am not asking you to be happy at my leaving but all I ask you to do is to turn the page and let the next story begin. -- Mr. Magorium

  Suzanne Weyn

  Leaving, Pages, Next

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