I am no lover of pompous title, but only desire that my name may be recorded in a line or two, which shall briefly express my name, my virginity, the years of my reign, the reformation of religion under it, and my preservation of peace.

There is an Italian proverb which saith, From my enemy let me defend myself; but from a pretensed friend Lord deliver me

A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.

There is one thing higher than Royalty: and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world, and seek God.

If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.

I cannot find it in me to fear a man who took ten years a learning of his alphabet.

If our web be framed with rotten handles, when our loom is well nigh done, our work is new to begin. God send the weaver true prentices again, and let them be denizens.