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“The practical life of a vast number of people is not, as a matter of fact, worth while at all. It is like an impressive fur coat with no one inside it. One sees many of these coats occupying positions of great responsibility. Hans Andersen's story of the king with no clothes told one bitter and common truth about human nature; but the story of the clothes with no king describes a situation just as common and even more pitiable.”

Source: Evelyn Underhill: Essential Writings

“Kings are for nations in their swaddling-clothes: France has attained her majority.”

Nations Kings Clothes Majority France

Author:Victor Hugo

“Wise kings wear shabby clothes, and leave the gold lace to the drum major.”

Wise Kings Majors Clothes Gold Lace Shabby Drum Major

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“Go strip off your clothes that are a nuisance in this mellow clime. Get in and wrestle with the sea; wing your heels with the skill and power that reside in you, hit the sea's breakers, master them, and ride upon their backs as a king should.”

Should Sea Masters Kings Skills Clothes Wings Heels Surfing Nuisance Mellow

Author:Jack London

“If anybody would make me the greatest king that ever lived, with palaces, and gardens and fine dinners, and wine, and coaches, and beautiful clothes, and hundreds of servants, on condition that I would not read books, I would not be a king.”

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Author:Thomas B. Macaulay

“The Little Mute Boy The little boy was looking for his voice. (The king of the crickets had it.) In a drop of water the little boy was looking for his voice. I do not want it for speaking with; I will make a ring of it so that he may wear my silence on his little finger In a drop of water the little boy was looking for his voice. (The captive voice, far away, put on a cricket's clothes.) Translated by William S. Merwin”

Want May Littles Voice Water Silence Boys Kings Clothes Fingers Rings Far Away Cricket Little Boys Mute Captives Drop Of Water

Author:Federico Garcia Lorca