Anthony Trollope Quotes

I do not call majesty that pomp which surrounds kings or that exterior magnificence which dazzles the vulgar. That is but the reflection of majesty and not majesty itself. Majesty is the image of the grandeur of God in the prince.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

I have walked majestically with kings and queens and presidents and other heads of states.

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.

My image is that of the King of Gold.

I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.

Makers of empire, they have fought for bigger things than crowns and higher seats than thrones.

Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and -sounds splendid.

I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more.

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening.

There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself.

A crown is no more than a hat that lets in the rain.

If a great multitude of men should call one of their number King, unless this instituted Prince, appear in greater visible splendor then others, can reward those that obey and please him, and do the contrary to others; his Institution signifies little, even although he chance to have greater corporal or mental faculties, than any other of the number

Government is founded on property, property is founded on conquest, and conquest is founded on Power — and Power is founded on brain and brawn

I see that I have, as part of my stock in trade, a very regal personality and carriage. I see that I have a kind of strength, a kind of command, and a kind of power that one would associated with a monarch.

I am the herald of the Great King.

I'm going to be the next king of the Earth.

At the end of the day, I'm the king. I'm in my throne, you know? If you want to come see me, come see me.

Savor the throne, but don't mind the stool.

It's great to be queen!

If you want respect, you earn it in politics. You don't get it because you are some form of bloody emperor in a toga.

If I wanted, I could have ruled half of Bombay.

I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.

Could I imagine myself as king? Of course I could.

What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?