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Quotes by Royalty

"No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures."

"I am not yet ready to be Tsar. I know nothing of the business of ruling."

"It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken."

"Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die."

"Nothing need be apprehended from this miserable adventurer."

"People say to me, Would you like to swap your life with me for 24 hours? Your life must be very strange. But of course I have not experienced any other life. It's not strange to me."

"One single vision fills all minds: that of our independence endangered. One single duty imposes itself upon our wills: the duty of stubborn resistance."

"Sarah will talk to me about someone and I don't know who she's talking about, but if she talks to my mother, the two of them will know exactly - and across several generations, too."

"Seven years is a long time, and he was there for me, when my mum died. He was very compassionate at that time. I couldn't have found anyone better in that situation."

"The woman who does not choose to love should cut the matter short at once, by holding out no hopes to her suitor."

"Of course we have Queen Elizabeth as head of state, but in many ways we are a kind of republic. We don't have royals in Australia, so it was kind of unusual to run into those kind of people. But aside from that it was quite ordinary."

"And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me."

"I realize that much will be asked of me, yet I am resolved to accept it as a great and splendid task."
Will,

"The distance is great from the firm belief to the realization from concrete experience."
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