. This page is a collection of proverbs and quotes about kings and queens.
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All that is gold does not glitter,J.R.R. Tolkien
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes, a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
Source: The Lord of the Rings
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.An incapable person can be appreciated if all others are even less capable.
And there are families that hold their heads high that wouldn't ever have existed but for some king or other taking his amusements on the wrong side of the blanket as the old saying goes.Dorothy L. Sayers
Source: Strong Poison
Fairest of the months!R. Combe Miller
Ripe summer's queen
The hey-day of the year
With robes that gleam with sunny sheen
Sweet August doth appear.
From the ashes, a fire shall be woken. A light from the shadow shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken. The crownless again shall be king.J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
He was as noble and fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: The Hobbit - Chapter 3 - A Short Rest
About Elrond.
I am Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror King under the Mountain!J.R.R. Tolkien
Source: The Hobbit - Chapter 10 - A Warm Welcome
Quoted: Thorin
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.George Washington
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Mangosteen is the Queen of Fruits.
The King beneath the mountains,J.R.R. Tolkien
The King of carven stone,
The lord of silver fountains
Shall come into his own!
Source: The Hobbit - Chapter 10 - A Warm Welcome
Part of a song about the King under the Mountain.
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands.Bible
Source: Proverbs 30:27
The queen of night shines fair with all her virgin stars about her.Thomas Otway
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.Bible
Source: Proverbs 30:28
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms.Bible
Under the Mountain dark and tallJ.R.R. Tolkien
the King has come unto his hall!
His foe is dead, the Worm of Dread,
And ever so his foes shall fall.
Source: The Hobbit - Chapter 15 - The Gathering of the Clouds
Part of a song by the dwarves.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.William Shakespeare
