# Quote — Dan Jones, Henry V

> Henry’s father is ill, but he is not ready to die. This is a problem for the king himself. It is an even more serious problem for everyone else. A semifunctioning king is far worse for the realm than a dead one.

- Author: [Dan Jones](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dan-jones.md)
- Book: [Henry V](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dan-jones/henry-v.md)
- Page: 111
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dan_Jones_(writer)#Henry_V:_The_Astonishing_Triumph_of_England's_Greatest_Warrior_King_(2024)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/dan-jones/henry-v/henrys-father-is-ill

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> It is the view of Henry’s chaplain, perhaps echoing the king’s own, that no besieged people could have prepared themselves “more prudently or with greater security to themselves.” All the same, Henry may reason, in a contest between prudence and cannonballs, the advantage is typically held by the side with the biggest guns.

p. 228 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dan-jones/henry-v/it-is-the.md)

> Henry has known John the Fearless long enough to realize that the Duke, while resourceful and on occasion useful, is not a man to be trusted.

p. 294 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dan-jones/henry-v/henry-has-known.md)

> As he grows up, he will shed any inclination to treat his enemies leniently. Toughness and a near-total lack of sentimentality will become hallmarks of his political character.

p. 121 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/dan-jones/henry-v/as-he-grows.md)