A king who runs will not be king for long.
A king must decide who he can trust, and who he must discard.
A king must be a king on his own terms. He cannot be his father. He can only be himself.
A king cannot be like an ordinary person. Must not behave or have feelings like an ordinary person. A king must be prepared to do the most terrible things. Things against all conscience. If he wants to survive.[to Alfred]
A good King relies upon good advice.
You don’t kiss the King. You don’t touch the King. It’s part of being the King.
Without their King, there is no hope.
Wise men do not make demands of kings.
The king stay the king.
Soon, all of the kings in England shall be kings of nothing.
Only a king knows the weight of a crown.
No king has ever ruled bloodlessly. It is not in their nature.
