Elizabeth I

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

alone

Elizabeth I

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

death

Elizabeth I

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

faith

Elizabeth I

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

fear

Elizabeth I

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

love