uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
uneasy lies the head that wears a crown proverb: a person of high rank or status has more problems than those of lower rank.
Proverb
uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
- A person of high rank or status has more problems than those of lower rank.
- Such terrors as these were unguessed by me in the days of my obscurity. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, uneasy also, lies the wife of that head, and the best friend of the wife. I dismissed my stenographer, and spent ten or fifteen restless minutes until Sylvia appeared.1914, Upton Sinclair, Sylvia's Marriage
Forms of uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
| alternative form | heavy lies the crown |
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| alternative form | heavy is the head that wears the crown |
Origin of uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
From Henry IV, Part 2.
Questions about uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
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- Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown means a person of high rank or status has more problems than those of lower rank.
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