Famous quotes by Royaltys

Royal voices have long offered glimpses into duty, identity, and the shifting tides of history. These quotes from kings, queens, princes, and princesses span empires and eras, moving from solemn responsibility to candid humor, from tradition to change. Whether reflecting on leadership, service, or private hopes, they reveal how power intersects with humanity. Read with curiosity, compare perspectives across cultures, and appreciate the personal notes behind public roles, as legacies and lessons speak in their own measured, memorable words.

"Being born in a stable does not make one a horse"

Duke of Wellington, Royalty

Duke of Wellington

"I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me"

Duke of Wellington, Royalty

Duke of Wellington

"If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all"

Elizabeth I, Royalty

Elizabeth I

"All my possessions for a moment of time"

Elizabeth I, Royalty

Elizabeth I

"Grief is the price we pay for love"

Queen Elizabeth II, Royalty

Queen Elizabeth II

"Every time I bestow a vacant office, I make a hundred discontented persons and one ingrate"

Louis XIV, Royalty

Louis XIV

"The more a man knows, the more he forgives"

Catherine the Great, Royalty

Catherine the Great

"One man with a head on his shoulders is worth a dozen without"

Elizabeth I, Royalty

Elizabeth I

"There is no justice among men"

Nicholas II, Royalty

Nicholas II

"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, Royalty

Elizabeth I

"The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton"

Duke of Wellington, Royalty

Duke of Wellington

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

Nicholas II, Royalty

Nicholas II

"Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won"

Duke of Wellington, Royalty

Duke of Wellington

"I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men"

Duke of Wellington, Royalty

Duke of Wellington

"First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys"

Queen Elizabeth II, Royalty

Queen Elizabeth II

"Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes"

Prince Charles, Royalty

Prince Charles

"I will not be triumphed over"

Cleopatra, Royalty

"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse"

Charles V, Royalty

"A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me"

George III, Royalty

"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths"

Elizabeth I, Royalty

Elizabeth I

"Family is the most important thing in the world"

Princess Diana, Royalty

Princess Diana

"The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them"

Queen Victoria, Royalty

Queen Victoria

"To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting"

Stanislaus I, Royalty

Stanislaus I

"An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them"

Duke of Wellington, Royalty

Duke of Wellington

"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, Royalty

Elizabeth I

"Paris isn't a city, it's a world"

Francis I of France, Royalty

Francis I of France

"Woman is always fickle - foolish is he who trusts her"

Francis I of France, Royalty

Francis I of France

"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, Royalty

Elizabeth I

"What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today"

Queen Elizabeth II, Royalty

Queen Elizabeth II

"The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be"

Queen Elizabeth II, Royalty

Queen Elizabeth II

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