Sun Kings

Famous quotes containing the words sun and/or kings:

    Surely Shakespeare is wicked, the map a bad example
    With ships and sun and love tempting them to steal—
    Stephen Spender (1909–1995)

    ‘Tis the old secret of the gods that they come in low disguises. ‘Tis the vulgar great who come dizened with gold and jewels. Real kings hide away their crowns in their wardrobes, and affect a plain and poor exterior.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)