Rider: So you, the king, are a slave to what is right?
Saber: That is acceptable. A king is a martyr to their ideals.
Rider: That is not how a person should live.
Saber: If I rule the nation as king, I cannot ask to live as a person. King of Conquerors, you seek the Holy Grail merely for your own benefit. You could never understand.
Saber: That is acceptable. A king is a martyr to their ideals.
Rider: That is not how a person should live.
Saber: If I rule the nation as king, I cannot ask to live as a person. King of Conquerors, you seek the Holy Grail merely for your own benefit. You could never understand.
"If you are strong, torture not the weak,
And thus lay not the axe to thy empire.”
And thus lay not the axe to thy empire.”
—Guru Gobind Singh, Zafarnama
"Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope."
—Mufasa, The Lion King (1994)
"Nay, lads, do you not see that duty does bind lord no less than liege, that a king's task may require him to die, if that death may save the folk he rules? Or, if there is no people, how can there be any King?"
— Fingolfin, A Boy, a Girl and a Dog: The Leithian Script
"My first order with Queen Mother Sivagami Devi as the witness. In our kingdom, those who believe in justice and hard work will be able to walk with their heads held high, and if anyone thinks of harming these good people, whoever it may be, their heads shall burn in the flames of hell. This is my order and my order is the law!"
—Mahendra Baahubali, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
"I, Amarendra Baahubali, protector of the vast subjects of Mahishmathi and their wealth, dignity, and lives, and commander of King Bhalladeva's army, will not hesitate to even give up my life as I diligently fulfil my duties. With Queen Mother Sivagami Devi as my witness, I take this oath."
—Amarendra Baahubali, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
"A wise king never seeks out war, but... he must always be ready for it."
—Odin, Thor
"Mt. Tai does not give away a grain of soil, and so it can become large. The rivers and oceans do not refuse even the tiniest trickle, and therefore they can become deep. A king does not reject the commonest rabble, and therefore he can manifest his virtue. His realm knows no distinction of east or west, north or south, his people no distinction of native land. All four seasons for him are replete with beauty, and the gods and spirits send down good fortune."
— Li Si, Records Of The Grand Historian (compiled by Sima Qian, translated by Burton Watson)
