“A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination.” ShouldHeartCountryPoliticsPowerSacrificeKingsDeterminationAffection Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“His kingdom come!" For this we pray in vain, Unless He does in our affections reign. How fond it were to wish for such a King, And no obedience to his sceptre bring, Whose yoke is easy, and His burthen light; His service freedom, and His judgments right.” DoeLightWishEasyPrayingKingsJudgmentAffectionKingdomsObedienceVainReignYokeKingdom Come Book:Poetical works Source: Poetical works
“The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me; the element shows to him as it doth to me; all his senses have but human conditions; his ceremonies laid by, in his nakedness he appears but a man; and though his affections are higher mounted than ours, yet, when they stoop, they stoop with the like wing.” MenHumansShowsConditionsKingsHigherElementsWingsAffectionEqualitySmellSensesHuman ConditionVioletCeremonyStoops Book:Henry V Source: Henry V
“That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.” MovingJoyFallAnswersMistakeBirthKingsTragedyArmyDepthAffectionEmpiresGreat MistakesBirth And DeathRise And FallGreat Empires Book:Jan Vedder's Wife Source: Jan Vedder's Wife