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Quotes by Royalty

"Train up a child in the way that he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

"Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them."

"Friendship based solely upon gratitude is like a photograph; with time it fades."

"It is not cowardly, quite the contrary, to seek to meet the adversary and know his intentions. However, it is cowardly, shameful and treasonable to lay down arms."

"At seventeen, I knew the end of a dream... I would never be a schoolboy again."

"If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded."

"In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider."

"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend."

"To have another language is to possess a second soul."

"If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army."

"It is my firm belief that I have a link with the past and a responsibility to the future. I cannot give up. I cannot despair. There's a whole future, generations to come. I have to keep trying."

"John Foster Dulles had called on me in his capacity as Secretary of State, and he had exhausted every argument to persuade me to place Cambodia under the protection of the South East Asia Treaty Organization."

"At times I experience hardship in trying to find the proper point of balance between traditional things and my own personality."

"There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."

"Kindness and faithfulness keep a king safe, through kindness his throne is made secure."

"Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it."

"My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring."
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