QUEEN ELIZABETH QUOTES SHORT

“I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king.”

“I have always been of the opinion that my rights derive from God and not from my subjects.”

“I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my character.”

“I have no desire to make windows into men’s souls.”

“My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, any place, any time.”

“I have been compelled to shrink from my natural protectors and place myself, my kingdom and my people under the protection of the Almighty.”

“I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king and of a king of England.”

“I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.”

“The past cannot be cured.”

“There is no jewel in the world so valuable as a chaste and virtuous woman.”

“The preservation of our liberty and the maintenance of our laws are the objects that demand our most vigilant attention.”

“I will not be a stain in history.”

“I have always been resolved that under no circumstances whatever should the hand of a foreign power be allowed to influence my policy or fetter my position.”

“I am the Queen. I have to be seen to be believed.”

“I thank God I am as I am.” MOTHER DAUGHTER LOVING QUOTES

“I have owls and frogs to my friends.”

“Pauper or prince, God is the maker of all.”

“I would not open windows into men’s souls.”

“I will marry when I am ready, not when others wish me to.”

“I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king.”

“To me, fair friend, you never can be old, for as you were, when first your eye I eyed, such seems your beauty still.”

“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.”

“I am your Queen, and I demand to be treated with respect.”

“I know I may have the body of a feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king.”

“I will be true to my word, though I have no power to enforce it.”

“I have neither the ability nor the desire to proclaim myself a prophet.”

“I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice, but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.”

“Let tyrants fear…I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and goodwill of my subjects.”

“I have always been careful to put my country before myself.”