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There is small disproportion betwixt a fool who useth not wit because he hath it not and him that useth it not when it should avail him.

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Elizabeth I
Age: 69 †
Born: 1533
Born: September 7
Died: 1603
Died: March 24
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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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I am already bound unto an husband, which is the kingdom of England.
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Grief never ends, but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness nor a lack of faith: it is the price of love.
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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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The doubt of future foes exiles my present joy.
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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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I have the heart of a man, not a woman, and I am not afraid of anything.
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I thank God I am endued with such qualities that if I were turned out of the Realm in my petticoat I were able to live in any place in Christendom.
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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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Who seeketh two strings to one bow, they may shoot strong, but never straight.
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[When opposed by leaders of her Council:] I will make you shorter by the head!
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Men fight wars. Women win them.
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A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.
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