Balian of Ibelin Quotes

Your brother’s kingdom was here[points to head]and here.[points to heart]That kingdom can never be surrendered.[to Sybilla]

You go with the army?[Balian of Ibelin]My order is with the army.[Hospitaler]You go to certain death.[Balian of Ibelin]All death is certain.[Hospitaler]

Will you yield the city?[Saladin]Before I lose it, I will burn it to the ground. Your holy places, ours. Every last thing in Jerusalem that drives men mad.[Balian of Ibelin]I wonder if it would not be better if you did.[Saladin]

When a body is burnt, it cannot be resurrected until Judgment Day.[Patriarch of Jerusalem]If we do not burn these bodies, we will all be dead of disease in three days. God will understand, my lord. And if he doesn’t, then he is not God, and we need not worry.[Balian of Ibelin]

What man is a man who does not make the world better?

What is Jerusalem? Your holy places lie over the Jewish temple that the Romans pulled down. The Muslim places of worship lie over yours. Which is more holy? The wall? The Mosque? The Sepulchre? Who has claim? No one has claim. All have claim!

What is Jerusalem worth?[Balian of Ibelin]Nothing…[walks away]Everything.[Saladin]

What could a king ask of a man like me?[Balian of Ibelin]A better world than has ever been seen. A kingdom of conscience. A kingdom of heaven.[Godfrey of Ibelin]

What becomes of us?[Sibylla]The world will decide. The world always decides.[Balian of Ibelin]

I have done… murder.[Balian of Ibelin]Haven’t we all?[Godfrey of Ibelin]

How can you be in hell, when you’re in my heart?[praying to his wife]

Convert to Islam. Repent later![Patriarch of Jerusalem]You’ve taught me a lot about religion, your Eminence.[Balian of Ibelin]