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Words are leaves, the substance consists of deeds, which are the true fruits of a good tree.
Elizabeth I
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Elizabeth I
Age: 69 †
Born: 1533
Born: September 7
Died: 1603
Died: March 24
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Elizabeth I
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the Virgin Queen Elizabeth
Queen of England Elisabetta I
Queen of England Elisabeth I
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The end crowneth the work.
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I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown.
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[To Parliament, when it urged her to marry and settle the succession:] You attend to your own duties and I'll perform mine.
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My care is like my shadow in the sun, Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it, Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done.
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I am more afraid of making a fault in my Latin than of the Kings of Spain, France, Scotland, the whole House of Guise, and all of their confederates.
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... [ellipsis in source] it is true that the world was made in six days, but it was by God, to whose power the infirmity of men isnot to be compared.
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There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue
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I may not be a lion,but I am lions cub and I have lion's heart
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For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.
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Mr. Doctor, that loose gown becomes you so well I wonder your notions should be so narrow.
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The word must is not to be used to princes.
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God forgive you, but I never can.
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I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.
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I have no desire to make windows into men's souls.
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Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities and as long as the King of France treats me gently he will find me as gentle and tractable as he can desire but if he be rough, I shall take the trouble to be just as troublesome and offensive to him as I can.
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A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past.
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I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!
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The doubt of future foes exiles my present joy.
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I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.
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Who seeketh two strings to one bow, they may shoot strong, but never straight.
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