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A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others. — Sallust

Forget your pride (what have you to be proud of?) and forget your anger (who has done you wrong?) and accept the mercy of these good kings. — C.S. Lewis

Bees are a good omen to Kings, for they signify an obsequious people. — Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

Twixt kings and tyrants there's this difference known; Kings seek their subjects' good: tyrants their own. — Robert Herrick

The glorious chariots of kings wear out, and the body wears out and grows old; but the virtue of the good never grows old. — Gautama Buddha

The months have been good to Tiberias Calore. A life of war suits him. He seems vibrant and alive, even after narrowly escaping death on the walls. — Victoria Aveyard

A good simile,
as concise as a king's declaration of love. — Laurence Sterne

All kings are blind. The good ones see this and use more than their eyes to lead. — J.R. Ward

I die the kings good servant, but God's first. — Thomas More

Many good men have been bad kings, Maester Aemon used to say, and some bad men have been good kings. — George R R Martin

Most of the mess that is called history comes about because kings and presidents cannot be satisfied with a nice chicken and a good loaf of bread. — Jennifer Donnelly

The one who is good, is free even being a slave; the one who is bad remains a slave even being a king. — Saint Augustine

There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings. — George R R Martin

The only good thing ever done by a committee was the King James version. — Rita Mae Brown

Anyway, you know good and well it would be beyond the will of God, and the grace of the King — Jimi Hendrix

Teachers teach and do the world good, Kings just rule and most are never understood — KRS-One

Dead kings were honored in the Six Kingdoms only insofar as they had the good sense to stop walking around above ground. — Robert Kroese

Good kings are slaves, and their people are free. — Marie Leszczynska

I'll do what I can to promote the greater good. If you can harm one person to save 1,000, I'm gonna do it every f**king time. — Sean Patrick Flanery

As good as that dress looks on you, I want you out of it. — Donna Grant Reilly

Because a man plays a king superbly well does not mean that he would make a good king. — Louis L'Amour

Kings and cabbages go back to compost, but good deeds stay green forever. — Rick DeMarinis

I sound like Jesse Jackson or Martin Luther King, but I honestly feel like the world is mature enough. And, for me, I just want to do good roles. — Marlon Wayans

The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that of a good one will not reform it. — Jonathan Swift

I just felt my good fortune, and I also trust my love for the book, my love for the material, and my reverence for Stephen King. — Bridget Carpenter

I should think that an ordinary copy of the King James version would have been good enough for those Congressmen. — Calvin Coolidge

There has been a comparatively greater proportion of good queens, than of good kings. — Sarah Moore Grimke

The American Colonists under King George III had it pretty good compared to us. They would wonder why we haven't taken up arms and seceded yet. — Lewis Goldberg

The Book of Mormon is so good it makes me f**king angry. — Jon Stewart

Peace on earth, good will to men
From Heaven's all - gracious King — Dobie Gray

I've been working through Maurice Druon's 'Accursed Kings' series. They come highly recommended from George R. R. Martin, and for good reason. — Victoria Aveyard

I have nothing to make me feel good, except for you. The last thing I want to do is turn you into my new drug of choice. — Collette West

Aristotle dines when it seems good to King Philip, but Diogenes when he himself pleases. — Diogenes

A good king is a public servant. — Ben Jonson

A man with a good story is practically a king. — Jose Eduardo Agualusa