Henry V

Military King English 1386 – 1422

English king; won Battle of Agincourt; claimed French throne.

393 quotes

"Honor once lost can never be regained"
"I trust in Providence and the righteousness of our cause"
Faith
"The noblest work of God is man; the noblest work of man is duty"
Motivation
"By grace I shall prevail"
Faith
"The worm of conscience doth consume my soul"
"In dark times, we must kindle the light of hope"
Hope
"Let us march forward with heads held high"
Inspiration
"Forgiveness is the mark of the truly strong"
Strength
"A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm."
Life
"Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot, but he'll remember, with advantages, what feats he did that day."
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers - for today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."
Friendship
"The world is not thy friend nor the world's law; therefore seek none of it."
Truth
"I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say I love you."
Love
"Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod."
Patience
"Cowards father'd by their fears and base despair."
Courage
"What is honour but a figure in the sand, yet men will die to keep it unmarred."
"The fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlings - or so I have found it in mine own trials."
Wisdom
"A kingdom for a horse, or so men cry when fortune turns against them."
"If it be sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive."
"Men at some time are masters of their fates; the fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves."
Power
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; or close the wall up with our English dead."
Courage
"We know what we are, but know not what we may be."
"There is some soul of goodness in things evil, would men observingly distil it out."
Wisdom
"The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together."
Life
"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."
Time
"I had rather have a fool make me merry than experience make me sad."
Humor
"Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps."
Love
"A lion may come to lie down with a lamb, but the lamb must have very little sense."
Wisdom
"I am not merry, but I do beguile the thing I am by seeming otherwise."
"The kindest and the happiest pair will find occasion to forbear; and something, every day they live, to pity in each other."
Relationships