#emperor

It becomes an emperor to die standing. ↗

— Titus Flavius Vespasian

#die #emperor #standing

The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream. ↗

— Wallace Stevens

#emperor #ice #ice cream #only

To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to my horse - German. ↗

— Emperor Charles V

#humorous-quotes #languages #humor

The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome. ↗

— John Foxe

#emperor #first #persecution #place #rome

An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#artist #emperor #her #his #oppresses

One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue. ↗

— Mary Antin

#close #command #congregation #czar #emperor

How dangerous emperors are when they go mad. ↗

— Walid Jumblatt

#emperors #go #how #mad

The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it all by themselves. ↗

— Bertolt Brecht

#been #carry #emperors #even #finest

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#been #children #clothes #emperor #half-wits

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

#better #buried #emperor #living #than