I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.
- Elizabeth I
Love, Woman, Queen, Husband
I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!
- Elizabeth I
Nothing, Over, Govern, Ireland
I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown.
- Elizabeth I
Reputation, Go, Rather, Extreme
If we still advise we shall never do.
- Elizabeth I
Never, Still, Shall, Advise
Where minds differ and opinions swerve there is scant a friend in that company.
- Elizabeth I
Friend, Minds, Scant, Differ
Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government.
- Elizabeth I
Government, Wit, Too, Accord
The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower.
- Elizabeth I
Head, Often, Stone
Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to marry.
- Elizabeth I
Deserve, England, Elizabeth, Emperor
It is a natural virtue incident to our sex to be pitiful of those that are afflicted.
- Elizabeth I
Sex, Natural, Pitiful, Incident
Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.
- Elizabeth I
Belong, Which, Nevertheless, Wind
God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.
- Elizabeth I
Given, Brave Soldiers, Least, Frightened
I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.
- Elizabeth I
Alone, Single, Would, Beggar
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.
- Elizabeth I
Thankful, Queen, Over, God Hath
Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states.
- Elizabeth I
Death, Dangers, Monarchs, Authors
My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me.
- Elizabeth I
England, Harm, Unto, Foe
I shall lend credit to nothing against my people which parents would not believe against their own children.
- Elizabeth I
Nothing, Against, Which, Lend
Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.
- Elizabeth I
Faith, Tell, Tested, Secrets
A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head.
- Elizabeth I
Strength, Head, Harm, Perilous
I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.
- Elizabeth I
I Am, Alive, Still, Dug
Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! Thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word.
- Elizabeth I
Alive, Been, Thy, Princes
The word must is not to be used to princes.
- Elizabeth I
Word, Used, Must, Princes
A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past.
- Elizabeth I
Late, Too Late, Too, Peril
There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.
- Elizabeth I
Royalty, One Thing, Which, Higher
Ye may have a greater prince, but ye shall never have a more loving prince.
- Elizabeth I
Never, Loving, May, Greater
Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.
- Elizabeth I
Nature, Small, Descend, Mice
Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.
- Elizabeth I
Worst, Most, Appear, Sanctified
There is nothing about which I am more anxious than my country, and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths, if that be possible.
- Elizabeth I
Die, Country, Which, Sake
To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.
- Elizabeth I
King, See, More, Bear
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.
- Elizabeth I
Woman, King, England, Feeble
One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without.
- Elizabeth I
Head, Shoulders, His, Dozen
Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths.
- Elizabeth I
Ignorant, Gold, Shines, Brass
He who placed me in this seat will keep me here.
- Elizabeth I
Will, Here, Placed, Seat
I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.
- Elizabeth I
Thought, Hour, Using, Deception
I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.
- Elizabeth I
I Am, Woman, Afraid, Heart
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
- Elizabeth I
Heart, Thy, Thee, Climb
All my possessions for a moment of time.
- Elizabeth I
Time, Possessions, Moment
God forgive you, but I never can.
- Elizabeth I
Forgiveness, God, Never, Forgive
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