#emperor

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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#before #bent #emperors #follow #kings

The governments of the present day have to deal not merely with other governments, with emperors, kings and ministers, but also with the secret societies which have everywhere their unscrupulous agents, and can at the last moment upset all the governments' plans. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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#also #day #deal #emperors #everywhere

I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important. ↗

— Marcel Carne

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#arts #emperor #i #important #japan