Tyrants

Famous quotes containing the word tyrants:

    My loving people,—We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes for fear of treachery; but, I do assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear.
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

    I am a humble suitor to your virtues;
    For pity is the virtue of the law,
    And none but tyrants use it cruelly.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Never durst poet touch a pen to write
    Until his ink were tempered with love’s sighs.
    O then his lines would ravish savage ears,
    And plant in tyrants mild humility.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)