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Quote by Elizabeth I
A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head. -

A strength to harm is perilous in the hand of an ambitious head. – Elizabeth I

Other quotes by Elizabeth I

Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word. – Elizabeth I

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Necessity
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Elizabeth I
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My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than Englands hate neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me. – Elizabeth I

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Death
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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

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thankful
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Elizabeth I
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strength
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By and large we have got to find the good leaders to work with to make sure that we build the strength in these communities. Simply issuing edicts from Canberra isnt going to solve issues on the APY lands. – Jay Weatherill

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strength

My knee is as strong as it was before, if not stronger, and its a matter of getting my leg strong. I lost six years of strength in about six months time, so its going to take another year or two to get that leg back up to full strength, but Im good to go so far. – Picabo Street

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strength

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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strength

Weight-bearing exercise builds bone density, builds your muscular strength so that you can hold your body up where those bones have a tendency to get weak. – Ann Richards

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strength

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Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home. – Bill Cosby, Fatherhood, 1986

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We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves. – Leo Buscaglia

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If it were the Clinton people, theyd be sitting around figuring out how to pull themselves out. Instead the president is continuing to go around the country and peddling Social Security, which the needle is not moving on. – Gwen Ifill

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None speak of the bravery, the might, or the intellect of Jesus but the devil is always imagined as a being of acute intellect, political cunning, and the fiercest courage. These universal and instinctive tendencies of the human mind reveal much. – Lydia M. Child

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Courage