Sovereign

Famous quotes containing the word sovereign:

“Put up at the moment of greatest suffering a prayer, not for thy own escape, but for the enfranchisement of some being dear to thee, and the sovereign spirit will accept thy ransom.”
—Margaret Fuller (1810–1850)

“‘tis a duteous thing
To show all honor to an earthly king;”
—Unknown. Yet if His Majesty, Our Sovereign Lord (l. 21–22)

“Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.”
—Honoré De Balzac (1799–1850)