Famous quotes containing the words lesser and/or king:
“The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.”
—Herodotus (c. 484–424 B.C.)
“The first wrote, Wine is the strongest. The second wrote, The king is strongest. The third wrote, Women are strongest: but above all things Truth beareth away the victory.”
—Apocrypha. 1 Esdras, 3:10-12.
Referring to “three young men” of the bodyguard of Darius, king of the Persians, competing for his favor.