The King

"It is a matter of discipline"

"I am who I am and I do what I do."

"One must require from each what each can perform."

"One must demand that a king be dignified."

"It is a lonely thing to be a king."

"I am nobody. I am an insignificant man"

"I am concerned with matters of consequence"

"A king reigns over everyone"

"Orders that can't be obeyed are not orders"

"One must require of each what each can perform"

"A man who has failed in his duty"

"I am king over all my kingdom"

"Punctuality is the politeness of kings"

"If I order a general to change into a sea bird"

"A person is never too old to learn"

"I have never really played. I have always been too much absorbed in matters of consequence"

"One cannot cry over spilled milk."

"I am the substance behind all phenomena."

"Authority without wisdom is tyranny."

"I reign, but over what? Over flowers that never disobey."

"If I were to command a general to fly from one flower to another like a butterfly, or to write a tragedy, and he did not obey, whose fault would it be?"

"One must impose discipline on oneself."

"A king without subjects is not a king."

"One must require from each what each can perform."

"I am so alone, I have no friends, I have no family, and I am so very alone."

"I am in command here! I command you to obey me!"

"Those who play the game are the only ones who understand it."

"Authority simply based on force has no meaning."

"A king is not an absolute ruler. He must reign according to the law."

"If I commanded a general to fly from one flower to another like a butterfly"