War Quote by William Shakespeare

“But if the cause be not good, the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make, when all those legs and arms and heads,…

— William Shakespeare

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead

— Jules Renard

Great men may die, but there ideas won't.

— Kelly Nelson

The king must die so that the country can live.

— Maximilien Robespierre

“The King's lost all his men”

— Nora Sakavic

For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings...

— William Shakespeare

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.

— Horace

Kill the king but spare the man.

— Thomas Paine

A king should die standing.

— Louis XVIII of France

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.

— Pierre Corneille

Kings should disdain to die, and only disappear.

— Thomas de Quincey

To know the great men dead is compensation for having to live with the mediocre.

— Elbert Hubbard