Great Throughts Treasury

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Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

The daughter of debate, that eke discord doth sow, shall reap no gain where former rule hath taught still peace to

Better | Life | Life |

Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

Change | Government | Right | Government |

Ellen Goodman

Civility, it is said, means obeying the unenforceable.

People | Right | Trust |

Elizabeth Browning, fully Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The book is a teacher who teaches with no stick and no words, no anger.

Beauty | Force | Right | Wrong | Beauty |

Elizabeth Browning, fully Elizabeth Barrett Browning

What is genius—but the power of expressing a new individuality?

Art | Life | Life | Art |

Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

Though I am not imperial, and though Elizabeth may not deserve it, the Queen of England will easily deserve to have an emperor's son to marry.

Glory | God | Love | Will | God |

Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

When I received this [coronation] ring I solemnly bound myself in marriage to the realm; and it will be quite sufficient for the memorial of my name and for my glory, if, when I die, an inscription be engraved on a marble tomb, saying, Here lieth Elizabeth, which reigned a virgin, and died a virgin.

Life | Life | Will |

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

This dream of our youth will fade out as the splendor fades from the skies when the sun sinks to sleep.

Life | Life | Love | Truth |

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Love is the only thing that pays for birth, or makes death welcome. Oh, dear God above this beautiful but sad, perplexing earth, pty the hearts that know--or know not--Love!

Law | Life | Life | Nothing |

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

We waste half our strength in a useless regretting; we sit by old tombs in the dark too long.

Life | Life |

Ellen Goodman

We owned what we learned back there; the experience and the growth are grafted into our lives.

Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

Young heads take example of the ancient.

Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

The right to change the government by the ballot box and not the barrel of a gun; perhaps the best definition of a democracy.

Individual | Life | Life | Peace | Will |

Ellen Goodman

We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?

Forgiveness | Love | People | Forgiveness |

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.

Dependence | Life | Life | Theories |

Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

He that will forget God, will also forget his benefactors.

Care | Life | Life |

Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government.

Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra May NULL

You may have many a wiser prince sitting in this seat, but you never have had, or shall have, any who loves you better.

Sense |

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

It is a common fate -- a woman's lot -- to waste on one the riches of her soul, who takes the wealth she gives him, but cannot repay the interest, and much less the whole.

Life | Life | Love | Time | Will | Woman |