Quotes and Voice-Lines by Zhongli

You should know that all power comes at a price. For every bit of power you gain, so too do you gain more responsibility.

Every journey has its final day. Don't rush!

You and I have a contract, so feel free to discuss anything at all within the scope of said contract.

You're slurring a little. Wait a moment, I'll brew a pot of sobering tea. It'll be ready in only six hours.

Contracts cannot be used to define friendship, nor measure sentiment. So just what can we use to measure the weight of our emotions?

Gold is Liyue's treasure. It is the blood that runs through her heart. As for whether your own heart shines like gold - we will have to wait and see.

I hope today too shall be prosperous.

Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember... but where are those who share the memory?

Trade relies on both contracts and fairness. There is one thing you must never forget when making and abiding by a contract: if fairness is lost, then the contract shall become proof of one's deception.

Trade relies on both contracts and fairness. There is one thing you must never forget when making and abiding by a contract: if fairness is lost, then the contract shall become proof of one's deception.

Remember, with great power. comes great responsibility!

There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.

Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!

My ideals have no stains.
I must correct you. People here bear no sins in the eyes of the gods... Only laws and the Tribunal can judge someone.
They can judge even me. So praise my magnificence and purity.

Fear is for insignificant cowards.

Eternity stretches things out over a long time. But each moment within it becomes all the more fragile.

This is supposed to be a battle between gods, yet you choose to hide behind a mortal. And now, you're acting like you'd sacrifice yourself for a human. Are you having fun proving a false sense of heroism to yourself, Buer?

With you by my side, though our mouths stay silent, my heart is at peace.

Reality is the stillness buried deep beneath the illusion.

Observation is the first step of any experiment, but observing the current world doesn't satisfy me. It lacks an important dimension - that of time.

Even the God of Wisdom is restricted by the habits of cognition. How disappointing.

Some ambitions have the power to heal wounds, to bring victory, to inspire hope. But some ambitions, outlive their masters, long after their soul ascends. They remain as they were in the beginning, burning bright and true, for all eternity.

I need your actions, not your words.

Dreams are rich bundles of human wisdom.

Do you even know how many times you've tried to take my Gnosis from me?

Only once you know and respect death, can you truly understand the value of life.

It is here that heart and soul are as one like clouds. Death is a constant for all among the multitudes that sit beneath the heavens.

Sorry... Paimon's mouth just works so much faster than everyone else's.

So we just need to fight monsters from the abyss and a dragon. No pressure or anything!

People say that a secret shared is a secret no more, but I like to think that true friends keep each other's secrets.

I always say that blind optimism isn't the answer - if you want a bright future, you have to go out and seize it with your own two hands!

The world is full of lost ballads just waiting to be rediscovered.

Let's go jumping in puddles and see who can make the biggest splash!

A warrior must always be ready to face any challenge with his blade. The outcome of the battle is irrelevant - what matters is that you learn from the experience.

This place is pretty dead... by which I mean, there's nothing to kill.

If you're suggesting that we escalate this from a verbal exchange to a physical one, I accept.

This is not just some worthless book. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find a physical book like this in Sumeru?

I'm far from human. I can't make much of human emotions.

I deal in death. If you cannot bring yourself to kill - speak my name.

I'm flying with you in my heart.

Paimon: "Which do you like more: cats or dogs?"
Traveler: "I prefer Paimon."

A blade is like a tea-leaf. Only those who sample it many times can appreciate its true qualities.

Close your eyes and face the wind... It feels wonderful, doesn't it?

Sometimes, hopes and dreams bring suffering instead of happiness.

The ability to appreciate beauty is an important virtue.

Incoming friendly fire! Dodge - or don't. Your call.