2,112 Quotes About Kings

For whosoever seeks to snatch away from another those things that be his own, deserves to lose his own through him who he seeks to wrong.

If you could disagree with kings, were gods so far above?

In all ages hypocrites, called priests, have put crowns on the heads of thieves, called kings.

He was king, if he didn’t have enemies he wasn’t doing it right.

I get depressed with these fluffy dragons and noble elves. Elves were never noble. They were cruel bastards. And I dislike heroes. You can’t trust the buggers. They always let you down. I don’t believe in the natural nobility of kings, because a large percentage of them in our history have turned out to be power-crazed idiots. And I certainly don’t believe in the wisdom of wizards. I’ve worked with their modern equivalents, and I know what I’m talking about.

...politics is a game every king must play and secrets are the best defense we have.

Am I supposed to feel so much awe and so on about the Godking? After all, he's just a man ... He's about fifty years old, and he's bald. And I'll bet he has to cut his toenails too like any other man. I know perfectly well he's a god, too. But what I think is, he'll be much godlier after he's dead.

I know perfectly well he's a god, too. But what I think is he'll be much godlier after he's dead.

…every King must have a fool or risk becoming the fool himself.