Famous quotes containing the word sovereign:
“To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nations sweetest dreams of itself.”
—Leonard Cohen (b. 1934)
“Before he left, Aunt William pressed a sovereign into his hand guiltily, as if it were conscience money. He, on his side, took it as though it were a doctors fee, and both ignored the transaction.”
—Ada Leverson (18621933)
“If we study nature attentively, alike in its great revolutions and in its minutest works, it is impossible not to admit enchantmentgiving the word its fullest meaning. Man can create no force; he can but use the only existing force, which includes all others, namely, Motionthe incomprehensible Breath of the sovereign maker of the universe.”
—HonorĂ© De Balzac (17991850)