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 Why, our battalia trebles that account:
 Besides, the king's name is a tower of strength,
  Which they read more 
 Why, our battalia trebles that account:
 Besides, the king's name is a tower of strength,
  Which they upon the adverse faction want. 
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.
Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.
 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom 
there is no help.  
 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom 
there is no help. 
 When kings are building, draymen have something to do.
 [Ger., Wenn die Konige bau'n, haben die Karrner zu thun.]  
 When kings are building, draymen have something to do.
 [Ger., Wenn die Konige bau'n, haben die Karrner zu thun.] 
 The throne of another is not stable for thee.
 [Lat., Alieno in loco
  Haud stabile regnum est.]  
 The throne of another is not stable for thee.
 [Lat., Alieno in loco
  Haud stabile regnum est.] 
 Every citizen is king under a citizen king.
 [Fr., Tout citoyen est roi sous un roi citoyen.]  
 Every citizen is king under a citizen king.
 [Fr., Tout citoyen est roi sous un roi citoyen.] 
 Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch.
 [Fr., La clemence est la plus belle marque
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 Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch.
 [Fr., La clemence est la plus belle marque
  Qui fasse a l'univers connaitre un vrai monqrque.] 
 The Prussian Sovereigns are in possession of a crown not be the 
grace of the people, but by God's read more 
 The Prussian Sovereigns are in possession of a crown not be the 
grace of the people, but by God's grace.