BraveheartThis 1995 film stars Mel Gibson. This movie is full of all the elements that make great stories: love and loss, rebellion, and a search for freedom.
Many famous lines are from Braveheart (included in these 50 braveheart quotes), but none so iconic as the rebel yell when the prisoner “wishes to say a word.”
Is this a story of love and freedom that you believe is epic?
I haven’t seen this movie (I know, I know…my husband was incredulous about this as well), but I might have toYou can!
He asked me, “If I had really lived if I hadn’t seen this movie?” He is a little melodramatic…but not nearly as much as some of these characters!
These BraveheartCertain quotes on freedom, life and death and betrayal are certain to help inspire you!
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Braveheart quotes about freedom
1. “YourThe heart is yours for free. Learn to follow it.” – William Wallace
2. “Never in my whole life did I swear allegiance to him.” – William Wallace
3. “YourThe heart is yours. Have the courage to follow it.” – Malcolm Wallace
4. “Freeeedommm!” – William Wallace
5. “It’s all for nothing if you don’t have freedom.” – William Wallace
6. “There’s a difference between us. You think that this country has people? toPosition. Your position is available, I believe toGive freedom to those people. And I go to make sure that they have it.” – William Wallace
7. “Fight and you may die. Run, and you’ll live… at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin’ toTrade all days, starting today toThis is a one-time chance. to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take… our freedom!” – William Wallace
8. “In the year of our Lord thirteen fourteen, patriots of Scotland, starving and outnumbered, charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets. They fought just like Scotsmen. And won their freedom.” Narrator
9. “I AM William Wallace! I can see my countrymen fighting against tyranny here. You’ve come toFighting for freedom is the best thing you can do. What will your life be like if you have that freedom? Will you fight?” – William Wallace
10. “I want a wife and children, and grow crops, but it’s all for nothing if you don’t have freedom.” – William Wallace
BraveheartQuotes about England and Scotland
11. “The trouble with Scotland is that it’s full of Scots.” – King Edward I
12. “Oh, it’s good Scottish weather, madam. It’s pouring down. The rain is falling slightly. to the side like.” – William Wallace
13. “She was my wife. We got married in secret, as I didn’t want to share her with an English nobleman. They murdered her to get toYou. I’ve never spoken of it, I don’t know why I tell you now, except… I see her strength in you. One day, you’ll be a queen. You must also open your eyes. You tell your king that William Wallace will *not* be ruled… and nor will any Scot while I live.” – William Wallace
14. “Go back to England and tell them there that Scotland’s daughters and sons are yours no more. Tell them Scotland is free.” – William Wallace
15. “I shall tell you of William Wallace. Historians from England will say I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes.” Robert the Bruce
16. “Saying goodbye in their own way. Playing outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes.” – Argyle Wallace
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BraveheartQuotes about life and death
17. “We all end up dead, it’s just a question of how and why.” – William Wallace
18. “Give me the strength to die well.” – William Wallace
19. “Every man dies, not every man really lives.” – William Wallace
20. “Lower your flags and march straight back toEngland, stop at every home that you pass toFor a hundred years of theft and rape, ask forgiveness. If you do this, your men will live. Do it not, and every one of you will die today.” – William Wallace
21. “Not the archers. My scouts have told me that archers are miles away, and they pose no threat. toWe. Arrows are expensive. Get rid of the Irish. The dead cost nothing.”– King Edward I
22. “I’ve lived long enough toLive free. You can be proud toYou can be the man that you have always wanted to be. I’m a happy man.” Campbell
23. “Bring me, Wallace, alive if possible, dead…just as good.” – King Edward I
BraveheartQuotes about hate, betrayal and fighting
24. “What does that mean toBe noble YourTitle gives you the right to claim to the throne of our country, but men don’t follow titles, they follow courage.” – William Wallace
25. “All men betray. All lose heart.” -Robert’s Father
26. “At last, you know what it means to hate. Now you’re ready to be a king.” -Robert’s Father
27. “My hate will die with you.” Robert the Bruce
28. “I have nothing. Men must fight for me, or I will throw them off my land. If they don’t, I will starve their children and wives. These men, who died at Falkirk, fought for William Wallace. He fights for something I have never had. It was mine that he took when I betrayed it. I saw it in his face on the battlefield and it’s tearing me apart.” Robert the Bruce
29. “Go home. Some of us are in this; can’t help that, now. You can still help yourself. Go home.” – William Wallace
30. “The king will be dead in a month and his son is a weakling. Who do YOU think is going to win? to rule this kingdom?” – Princess Isabelle
31. “The answer is yes. You can fight for me. to kill the English.” – William Wallace
32. “You see? Death comes toWe all. But it will come. toYou must know that your blood will soon die with you. My belly grows a child that is not from your line. YourSon will not be allowed to sit on the throne for too long. I swear it.” – Princess Isabelle
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Lighthearted Braveheart quotes
33. “Of course, running a farm is a lot of work, but that will all change when my sons arrive.” – William Wallace
34 “Well, my kilt will fly up, but I’ll try.” – William Wallace
35 “I hope you washed your ass this morning, it’s about to be kissed by a king.” – English Commander
36 “The Almighty says this must be a fashionable fight. It’s drawn the finest people.” – Stephen
37. “Who is this person that speaks to me as though I needed his advice?” – King Edward I
38. “What in the hell are the Irish doing fighting with the English?” – Hamish
39. “Well, we didn’t get dressed up for nothing.” – Hamish
40 “Yes, I’ve heard. Kills men in their hundreds. And if he were here, he’d consume the English with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse.” – William Wallace
41. “Stephen is my name and I’m the most wanted man on my island, except I’m not on my island of course.” – Stephen
42 “Incompetence is often highly regarded in governmental circles.” – William Wallace
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43 “And the common man, who bleeds on the battlefield, does he risk less?” – William Wallace
44 “I have been given nothing. God makes men what they are.” – William Wallace
45 “I know. “I know that you can fight. But it’s our wits that make us men.” – Malcolm Wallace
46 “I don’t want to lose heart. I want to believe as he does.” Robert the Bruce
47 “Well, the test of a soldier is not in his arm, it’s here.” [points at his head] – William Wallace
48 “Forgive me, sire. “I thought your generosity might be a sign of your greatness. toThose you mean to rule.” – Princess Isabelle
49. “Truth is truth, even when told by a liar. – William Wallace
50 “This Wallace, he doesn’t even have a knighthood, but he fights with passion and he inspires.” Robert the Bruce
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51 “No one knows what you have been through or what your pretty little eyes have seen, but I can reassure you ~ whatever you have conquered, it shines through your mind.” – Nikki Rowe
52 “Awake, O brave one! Arise, O lion-heart! Be the messenger that spreads compassion.” – Abhijit Naskar
53 “You can raise your hand on two occasions, one toThe other is yours to challenge.” – Dr.P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
54 “The courage to TRY is more important than talent itself.” – Nicky Verd
55 “Love was only for the brave. It made you more vulnerable than any other thing. Giving someone your heart means you are giving them the power to destroy you.” – Emery Rose
56 “In the game of life; Sometimes we win, Sometimes we loss, Either ways, we should always keep playing.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
57 “Go forward and conquer any mountain on your path.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
58. “When you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave.” – Neil Gaiman
59. “A brave heart doesn’t pump coward’s blood.” – Toba Beta
60 “Never, never, give in toDo not be afraid It is better to have tried and failed than never trying.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
Which one? BraveheartDid you find these quotes to be inspiring?
I am not going toMy husband insists on watching the entire storyline while I type.
He told me I read “all these Scottish romance novels” and that means I would love Braveheart. He might be able to convince me. toGive it a go!
Wallace was a hero, and we can all learn from his advice toTruly live your life. A favorite quote or scene from? BraveheartThat you would like toDo you want to share? Drop me a line and let’s talk!
