#kings

The Romans had been able to post their laws on boards in public places, confidant that enough literate people existed to read them; far into the Middle Ages, even kings remained illiterate. ↗

— J. M. Roberts

#ages #been #boards #confidant #enough

This is the home of hurdling, and the Americans are the kings of the event. ↗

— Dayron Robles

#home #kings

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#answer #cannot #form #found #govern

I heard the Bloc Party record Japan before it came out in the UK as they are on the V2 record label. I think it has a great vibe and has great songs. I also think the Kings of Leon are right up my street. ↗

— Kelly Jones

#before #bloc #came #great #heard

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others. ↗

— Sallust

#always #bad #good #kings #mistrust

I think gold is made for kings and pharaohs - that's what I am. ↗

— Big Sean

#gold #i #i am #i think #kings

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#born #hallucination #kings #made

I swear by that old expression, 'One monkey don't stop no show!' The reality is, we still have some good men out there, and we should hail those men as the kings they are. ↗

— Angie Stone

#good #good men #hail #i #kings

<spoiler>Azrael... In a flash, they disappeared. The path, the gate, the demon, and the Silver Blood. Kingsley was gone. Trapped in Hell for eternity. Mimi collapsed to the ground, as if her heart had imploded in her chest.</spoiler> ↗

— Melissa de la Cruz

#force #kingsley #love #mimi #love

Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've only found sorrow. ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#the-poisonwood-bible #change