Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth Iwas Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth7 September 1533
CityGreenwich, England
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There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith. All else is a dispute over trifles.
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Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.
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The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower.
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A good face is the best letter of recommendation.
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Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.
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I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.
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My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it, Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done.
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The use of sea and air is common to all; neither can a title to the ocean belong to any people or private persons, forasmuch as neither nature nor public use and custom permit any possession therof.
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As for my own part I care not for death, for all men are mortal; and though I be a woman yet I have as good a courage answerable to my place as ever my father had. I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to do anything. I thank God I am indeed endowed with such qualities that if I were turned out of the realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom.
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I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.
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I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.
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Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love.
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Men fight wars. Women win them.
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To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.