The kind of speech in a man betokens the kind of action you will get from him. Carlyle.
The king goes as far as he may, not as far as 30 he would. Sp. Pr.
The king, like other people, has now and then shabby errands, and must have shabby fellows to do them. Scott.
The king may gang the cadger's gate, i.e., may one day need his help. Sc. Pr.
The king protecteth the people, and they support the greatness of their sovereign. But protection is better than greatness; for the one cannot exist without the other. Hitopadesa.
The king's errand may come in at the cadger's gate. Pr.
The king's favour is toward a wise servant. 35 Bible.
The king's honour is that of his people. Their real honour and real interest are the same. Junius.
The kings of modern thought are dumb. Matthew Arnold.
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. Bible.