Prince of Foxes (1949)
Tyrone Power: Andrea Orsini
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Quotes
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Andrea Orsini : [looking at the dead body of Lucrezia Borgia's husband] Would you say the dead man made a reluctant corpse?
Don Esteban : A loose tongue soon loses its mouth, Captain Orsini.
Andrea Orsini : A wise tongue never needs to repeat itself, Don Esteban, nor does a competent assassin.
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Cesare Borgia : [to Orsini] But the great know only one law: the outcome justifies the act. Have you the stomach for greatness?
Andrea Orsini : The stomach and the appetite.
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Camilla Verano : I promise you I know how to hate.
Andrea Orsini : Or love, the twin of hate.
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Andrea Orsini : I believe that I was born and that I must die, and that I must make the best of what lies between the two extremes.
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Andrea Orsini : Heroism is a shallow thing, Madonna, if it isn't rooted in wisdom.
Camilla Verano : I don't intend to be wise; I can only be what I am.
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Andrea Orsini : I asked to be taken to Duke Cesare Borgia.
Don Esteban : By his orders I sit in his seat.
Andrea Orsini : Well, sit lightly, my friend, lest you damage your brains.