Cardinal Richelieu quotes

View Quote All for one... and more for me.

View Quote Remember, Kings come and Kings go but one thing remains the same. And that is me.

View Quote [to Rochefort] An impressive performance. I especially admired that last touch. All for one and one for all. If I didn't know better I should have thought you wanted them to riot.

View Quote I trust, Captain Rochefort, that you are doing everything in your power to rid us of these rebels. Don't let having only one eye impair your vision. The loss of the other could be most... inconvenient.

View Quote One thousand gold pieces on each of their heads, dead or alive! [pause] I prefer dead.

View Quote [after King Louis tells him he has heard rumors of the Cardinal's betrayal] Ah, yes. That is usually the first. But really, your majesty, why stop there. There are so much more festive variations. I make oaths with pagan gods... seduce the queen in her own chamber. Teach pigs to dance and horses to fly... [smiles] and keep the moon carefully hidden within the folds of my robe. Have I forgotten anything?

View Quote [about MiLady DeWinter] A remarkable woman. The most beautiful I've ever known... and the deadliest. Which would explain my attraction.