“Desire makes slaves out of kings, and patience makes kings out of slaves.”
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Persian Muslim theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic 1058–1111Related quotes
Henry David Thoreau book Life Without Principle
Life Without Principle (1863)
Context: Do we call this the land of the free? What is it to be free from King George and continue the slaves of King Prejudice? What is it to be born free and not to live free? What is the value of any political freedom, but as a means to moral freedom? Is it a freedom to be slaves, or a freedom to be free, of which we boast? We are a nation of politicians, concerned about the outmost defences only of freedom. It is our children's children who may perchance be really free.
“The King is only a slave like yourself, locked with heavier chains.”
Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) American author
"By This Axe I Rule!" (1967)
“They were more than kings, now they are less than slaves.”
Ils etaient plus que rois; ils sont moindres qu'esclaves.
Sertorius, act III, scene i
Sertorius describes Roman citizens after they had fallen under tyranny.
Sertorius (1662)
“Work like a slave; command like a king; create like a god.”
Constantin Brâncuși (1876–1957) French-Romanian artist
Original in Romanian:<br>Muncește ca un sclav, poruncește ca un rege, creează ca un zeu. <br class="br"> Brancusi - De la Maiastra la Pasare in Vazduh (II), Observator Cultural, 2011-03-13, Matei Stircea-Craciun http://www.observatorcultural.ro/Brancusi-de-la-Maiastra-la-Pasare-in-vazduh-(II)*articleID_18619-articles_details.html,
“All kings is mostly rapscallions, as fur as I can make out.”
Mark Twain book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Source: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet