Elizabeth I Quotes

Elizabeth I
English Royalty
Born: Sep 7, 1533
Died: Mar 24, 1603
God Heart Me Queen Will You
Related authors: Anne Boleyn Edward VIII George III of the United Kingdom Kate Middleton Prince Charles Prince Harry Sarah Ferguson
I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman. Elizabeth I
Love Me Love Me Woman Queen Husband Honours He Does Want Who
Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested. Elizabeth I
Faith Silence You Secrets Those Tell Tested Whose
Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts. Elizabeth I
Lion Nature Destruction Fear Small Beasts Mice Cannot Descend
I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown. Elizabeth I
Reputation Extreme Would Rather Crown Unworthy Go Than Any Anything Suffer
I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married. Elizabeth I
Queen Single Married Would Rather Beggar Than
One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without. Elizabeth I
Man Worth One-Man Head Without His Shoulders Dozen
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. Elizabeth I
King Glorious Pleasant Wear See More Bear Crown Than Them Thing
Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind. Elizabeth I
Me You Will Sex Wind Bends Considered Weak Though Find Nevertheless Rock Which Belong
Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths. Elizabeth I
Fair Shines Brass Gold Ignorant
I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything. Elizabeth I
Man Woman Heart Am Afraid Anything
Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states. Elizabeth I
Death War Enemies Ought States Dangers Put Authors Monarchs Sworn
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too. Elizabeth I
Woman Heart King Too Weak Feeble Know Stomach Body England
Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! Thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word. Elizabeth I
Man Word Father Alive Must Had He Thy Princes Been Little Little Man Used
He who placed me in this seat will keep me here. Elizabeth I
Me Will He Placed Who Keep Seat Here
The word must is not to be used to princes. Elizabeth I
Word Must Princes Used
I shall lend credit to nothing against my people which parents would not believe against their own children. Elizabeth I
People Parents Own Nothing Believe Would Shall Children Which Against Lend Credit
Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to marry. Elizabeth I
Son Queen Will Though Easily Marry Imperial Emperor Am May England Deserve Elizabeth
Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company. Elizabeth I
Minds Scant Opinions Friend Differ Where Company
It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted. Elizabeth I
Natural Sex Virtue Our Those Afflicted Pitiful Incident

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