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title: "8 Better King Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Better King quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Better King sayings and thoughts."
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> [Being happy is better than being a King...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-sibiya/being-happy-is-better-than-being-a-king/)

[Elton Sibiya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-sibiya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/elton-sibiya-16628_being-happy_being-happy-is-better-than-being-a-king_22573.jpg)

> [“Better a king in the gutter,' he said, 'than a slave in an emperor's place”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanne-harris/better-a-king-in-the-gutter-he-said-than-a-slave-in-an-emperor-s-place/)

[Joanne Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanne-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce3/joanne-harris-1428_emperor_better-a-king-in-the-gutter-he-said-than_57939.png)

> [To be a Naturalist is better than to be a King.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-beebe/to-be-a-naturalist-is-better-than-to-be-a-king/)

[William Beebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-beebe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a14/william-beebe-31843_better_to-be-a-naturalist-is-better-than-to-be_971309.png)

> [-Treat her like a queen or she will leave you for a better king...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-martinez/treat-her-like-a-queen-or-she-will-leave-you-for-a-better-king/)

[Rafael Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-martinez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/rafael-martinez-23128_relationship_treat-her-like-a-queen-or-she-will-leave_1226422.jpg)

> [Better to be king for a night. Than schmuck for a lifetime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/better-to-be-king-for-a-night-than-schmuck-for-a-lifetime/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/anonymous-1_kings_better-to-be-king-for-a-night-than-schmu_1633872.jpg)

> [It is better to be without a king than to have a bad one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanakya/it-is-better-to-be-without-a-king-than-to-have-a-bad-one/)

[Chanakya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanakya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/chanakya-1643_better_it-is-better-to-be-without-a-king-than-t_2259598.jpg)

> [“It please her to think that she made a better king than Robert.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/it-please-her-to-think-that-she-made-a-better-king-than-robert/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/george-r-r-martin-48_better_it-please-her-to-think-that-she-made-a-b_2959474.png)

> [You had better have one King than five hundred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-ii/you-had-better-have-one-king-than-five-hundred/)

[Charles II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-ii/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/charles-ii-68539_better_you-had-better-have-one-king-than-five-h_3052505.jpg)

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