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Quotes About Princes

Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,Where wealth accumulates, and men decay;Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade;A breath can make them, as a breath has made;But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,When once destroy'd, can never be supplied.
~ Oliver Goldsmith
I knew it," Conor grumbled. "These kinds of stories always have stupid princes falling in love." He started walking back to the house. "I thought this was going to be good ."With one swift movement, the monster grabbed Conor's ankles in a long, strong hand and flipped him upside down, holding him in mid-air so his T-shirt rucked up and his heartbeat thudded in his head. As I was saying, said the monster.
~ Patrick Ness
Los reinos tienen los príncipes que se merecen, las hijas de los granjeros mueren sin razón, y algunas veces las brujas son dignas de salvación.
~ Patrick Ness
I knew it," Conor grumbled. "These kinds of stories always have stupid princes falling in love.
~ Patrick Ness
Conor shook his head. "That's a terrible story. And a cheat." It is a true story, the monster said. Many things that are true feel like a cheat. Kingdoms get the princes they deserve, farmers' daughters die for no reason, and sometimes witches merit saving. Quite often, actually. You'd be surprised. Conor
~ Patrick Ness
Aachen had possessed heavy guns since 1345 and most cities had significant arsenals by 1400, well ahead of those owned by princes.
~ Unknown
These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments—twelve princes of their tribes.
~ Genesis 25:16
The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
~ Numbers 21:18
“Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.
~ Numbers 22:8
And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
~ Numbers 22:14
Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.
~ Numbers 22:15
So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.
~ Numbers 22:21
Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.
~ Numbers 22:40
all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon until Moses killed him and the chiefs of Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
~ Joshua 13:21
Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.
~ Judges 5:3
God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.
~ Judges 8:3
His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
~ Esther 1:14
And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
~ Esther 1:16
The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.
~ Esther 1:21
After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.
~ Esther 3:1
or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
~ Job 3:15
There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.
~ Psalm 68:27
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
~ Psalm 83:11
to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
~ Psalm 105:22