The Dauphin, Charles VII Quotes in Saint Joan (1957)

The Dauphin, Charles VII: [after he is anointed and crowned in Rheims Cathedral] That holy oil Joan talked about is rancid.

Archbishop of Rheims: Your Majesty, that oil is nearly a thousand years old. It was brought by an angel to King Clovis.

The Dauphin, Charles VII: Well, no doubt it was fresher then.

The Dauphin, Charles VII: The moment comes when the soldier must give way to the statesman.

The Dauphin, Charles VII: It's always you good men who do the big mischiefs.

The Dauphin, Charles VII: Now, what's the good of sitting on the throne, when the other fellows are giving all the orders?

St.Joan of Arc: Be you a saint?

English Soldier: Yes, lady, straight from hell.

Dunois, Bastard of Orleans: A saint, and from hell!

English Soldier: Yes, noble captain, I have a day off. Every year, you know. That's my allowance for my one good action.

Cauchon: Wretch! In all the years of your life did you do only one good action?

English Soldier: I never thought about it: it came natural like. But they scored it up for me.

The Dauphin, Charles VII: What was it?

English Soldier: Why, the silliest thing you ever heard of. I...

St.Joan of Arc: He tied two sticks together, and gave them to a poor lass that was going to be burned.

The Dauphin, Charles VII: You will pretend to be me.

Gilles de Rais: [to a fellow cardplayer] Pretend to be that thing. Holy Michael!