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. View quote
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Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths. View quote
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If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all. View quote
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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. View quote
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Though God hath raised me high, yet this I count the glory of my crown that I have reigned with your loves. View quote
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A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing. View quote
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All my possessions for a moment of time. View quote
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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor. View quote
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Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst. View quote
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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. View quote
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I would not open windows into men's souls. View quote
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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. View quote
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The past cannot be cured. View quote
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I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything. View quote
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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. View quote
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Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company. View quote
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One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without. View quote
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Much suspected by me, Nothing proved can be. View quote
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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. View quote
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I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown. View quote
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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. View quote
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This is the Lord's doing. And it is marvelous in our eyes. View quote
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