The best Quotes from Troy

The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.

You say you're willing to die for love but you know nothing about dying and you know nothing about love!

War is young men dying and old men talking. You know this. Ignore the politics.

Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: Will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?

If they ever tell my story let them say that I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say I lived in the time of Achilles.

The Gods only protect the strong.

Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn't that be a sight?

Achilles: "You were brave to fight them. You have courage."
Briseis: "To fight back when I'm attacked? A dog has that kind of courage."

This war will never be forgotten, nor will the heroes who fight in it.

I loved my boy from the moment he opened his eyes until the moment you closed them.

You gave me peace in a lifetime of war.

Achilles: "You're still my enemy in the morning."
Priam: "You're still my enemy tonight. But even enemies can show respect."

Myrmidons! My brothers of the sword! I would rather fight beside you than any army of thousands! Let no man forget how menacing we are, we are lions! Do you know what's waiting beyond that beach? Immortality! Take it! It's yours!

You have your swords. I have my tricks. We play with the toys the gods give us.

I've fought many wars in my time. Some I've fought for land, some for power, some for glory. I suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all the rest.

I knew your father. He died well before his time. But he was fortunate enough to not have lived long enough to see his son fall.

Hector: "Fight me!"
Achilles: "Why kill you now, Prince of Troy, with no-one here to see you fall?"

Your reputation for hospitality is fast becoming legend.

Sometimes you need to serve in order to lead.

All my life I've lived by a code and the code is simple: honour the gods, love your woman and defend your country. Troy is mother to us all. Fight for her!