Elizabeth I of England quotes

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married. (Elizabeth I of England)
God forgive you, but I never can.
Elizabeth I of England
Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths.
Elizabeth I of England
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Elizabeth I of England
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 of England
Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown that I have reigned with your loves.
Elizabeth I of England
A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.
Elizabeth I of England
All my possessions for a moment of time.
Elizabeth I of England
Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.
Elizabeth I of England
Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.
Elizabeth I of England
Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested. (Elizabeth I of England)
Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.
Elizabeth I of England
I would not open windows into men's souls.
Elizabeth I of England
There will never Queen sit in my seat with more zeal to my country, care to my subjects and that will sooner with willingness venture her life for your good and safety than myself. For it is my desire to live nor reign no longer than my life and reign shall be for your good. And though you have had, and may have, many princes more mighty and wise sitting in this seat, yet you never had nor shall have, any that will be more careful and loving.
Elizabeth I of England
The past cannot be cured.
Elizabeth I of England
I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.
Elizabeth I of England
Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects.
Elizabeth I of England
Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.
Elizabeth I of England
One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.
Elizabeth I of England
Much suspected by me, Nothing proved can be.
Elizabeth I of England
I have seen many a man turn his gold into smoke, but you are the first who has turned smoke into gold. (Elizabeth I of England)
He who placed me in this seat will keep me here.
Elizabeth I of England
I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown.
Elizabeth I of England
I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.
Elizabeth I of England
This is the Lord's doing. And it is marvelous in our eyes.
Elizabeth I of England