1951. Francis Bacon. 1561-1626. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	1951
AUTHOR:	Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
QUOTATION:	Princes are like to heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil times, and which have much veneration but no rest. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	Of Empire.

Note 1.
Kings are like stars: they rise and set; they have
The worship of the world, but no repose.
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