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Elizabeth I

10 quotes

Some people are known for what they did; Elizabeth I is known for what they said. Whether reflecting on Death or War, Elizabeth I brought uncommon clarity to every subject. 12 of Elizabeth I's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Death, War, Thankful, Strength, and Religion. A line that stays with you: "Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested."

“I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.”

— Elizabeth I

Love

All Quotes by Elizabeth I

“My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England's hate neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me.”

— Elizabeth I

Death

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

— Elizabeth I

Alone

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

— Elizabeth I

Government

“Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.”

— Elizabeth I

Fear

“I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.”

— Elizabeth I

Love

“Do not tell secrets to those whose faith and silence you have not already tested.”

— Elizabeth I

Faith

“Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states.”

— Elizabeth I

Death

“There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.”

— Elizabeth I

Religion

“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.”

— Elizabeth I

Thankful

“A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head.”

— Elizabeth I

Strength