John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1951 Franis Baon 1561-1626 John Bartlett
| 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. Percy Bysshe Shelley: Hellas. [back] |