The Boy Who Would Be King Quotes

“It doesn't matter if you are tired or well-rested, it doesn't matter if it is hard or it's easy if you are cold or warm. What counts whether you are a kid or a king or anything in between, Marcus said.. that you do the right thing”
― Ryan Holiday, The Boy Who Would Be King: A Fable About Marcus Aurelius

“When he felt that the could lose his temper, he counted all the letters of the alphabet before he said anything.”
― Ryan Holiday, The Boy Who Would Be King: A Fable About Marcus Aurelius

“It is not right to ignore what you know is not right. There is no good in all this training if you don't use it. We've spent so much time talking about what a good king is like. Soon, you'll have to be one.”
― Ryan Holiday, The Boy Who Would Be King: A Fable About Marcus Aurelius

“To whom much is given, much is expected", she said again. To do wrong to one person, is to do wrong to yourself”
― Ryan Holiday, The Boy Who Would Be King: A Fable About Marcus Aurelius

“Never let yourself be complaining," their mother told them. Not even to yourselves.”
― Ryan Holiday, The Boy Who Would Be King: A Fable About Marcus Aurelius