#kings

The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger. ↗

— Mary Wollstonecraft

#contested #danger #divine #enlightened #hoped

In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep. ↗

— Robert Herrick

#kings #moderation #ought #shear #sheep

It is often the failure who is the pioneer in new lands, new undertakings, and new forms of expression. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#failure #forms #lands #new #often

Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat. ↗

— Harry Houdini

#been #burns #charcoal #coals #eating

It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#france #kings #yes

The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#kings #last #paving #people #resort

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#extent #father #go #i #kid

I love to play smaller crowds with the Rhythm Kings. ↗

— Bill Wyman

#i #i love #kings #love #play

With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs. ↗

— Bill Wyman

#choice #i #i can #involve #kings

Punctuality is the politeness of kings. ↗

— Louis XVIII

#politeness #punctuality