The Sword In The Stone is a Disney motion picture that came out in 1963. You’re going to love reading these Sword In The Stone quotes.
The movie follows Arthur (aka Wart). He’s an orphan who wants to help his foster brother become a knight.
They meet Merlin, a wizard, who believes that Arthur is destined for greatness. They then travel to London for a jousting contest.
Arthur is able to pull the sword from the stone. The movie is based on a book with the same name written by T.H. White.
Now that you know about the movie, lets get into these movie quotes!
The Sword In The Stone Quotes
1. Science indeed. One dummy trying to knock off another dummy with a bit of a stick. – Merlin
And the Wart’s just as hot for it as the rest of them. – Archimedes
Yes. That boy’s got real spark, lots of spirit. Throws himself, heart and soul, into everything he does. And that’s really worth something. If it could only be turned in the right direction. – Merlin
Ha-ha! Fat chance of that! – Archimedes
Oh, I intend to cheat of course. Use magic! Every last trick in the trade if, I have to. – Merlin
2. If the boy goes about saying the world is round, they’ll take him for a lunatic. – Archimedes
The world is round? – Wart
Yes. Yes, that’s right, and it also, uh, goes A-round. – Merlin
You mean it’ll be round someday. – Wart
No, no, no, it’s round now. Man will discover this in centuries to come. And he will also find that… – Merlin
3. Madam, I have not disappeared. I’m very tiny. I am a germ. A rare disease. I am called malignalitaloptereosis… and you caught me, Mim! – Merlin
What! – Madame Mim
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4. I, uh, I hope you don’t go in for any of that black magic. – Sir Ector
Oh, no, no, no, no. Never touch the stuff. – Merlin (this is my favorite quote from the movie)
5. It’s a miracle, ordained by Heaven. This boy is our King! – Sir Pellinore (after Arthur pulls the sword from the stone)
Well, by Jove… – Sir Ector
What’s the lad’s name? – Sir Bart
Eh, Wart. Oh, uh, I mean, Arthur. – Sir Ector
Hail King Arthur! – Sir Bart
HAIL KING ARTHUR! LONG LIVE THE KING! – Knights
I can’t believe it! – Archimedes (laughing)
Oh, forgive me, son. Forgive me. – Sir Ector (bowing before Arthur)
Oh, please don’t, sir. – Arthur
Kay, bow down to your King. – Sir Ector
So at last, the miracle had come to pass in that far-off time upon New Year’s Day, and the glorious reign of King Arthur was begun. – Narrator
6. So at last, the miracle had come to pass in that far-off time upon New Year’s Day, and the glorious reign of King Arthur was begun. – Archimedes
Now! First of all, if you don’t mind, I’ll make the rules. – Madame Mim
Rules indeed! Ha ha ha! Why, she only wants rules so she can break them! – Archimedes
I’ll take care of you later, featherbrain. Now, Rule one: No minerals or vegetables, only animals. Rule two: No make-believe things like, oh, pink dragons and stuff. Rule three: No disappearing. – Madame Mim
Rule four: No cheating! – Merlin
7. Now, let me see. He should be here in, I’d say, half an hour. – Merlin
Who? Who? I’d like to know who! – Archimedes
I told you, Archimedes, I am not sure. All I know is that someone will be coming, someone very important. – Merlin
Oh, pinfeathers! – Archimedes
Fate will direct him to me, so that I, in turn, may guide him to his rightful place in the world. – Merlin
8. Now boy, flying is not merely some crude mechanical process. [clears his throat offensively at Merlin, who clears his throat in return] It is a delicate art. Purely aesthetic! Poetry of motion! And the best way to learn it is to do it. – Archimedes
9. How did you know that I would… – Arthur
Oh, that-that you would be dropping in? Well, I happen to be a wizard! A soothsayer! A prognosticator! I have the power to see into the future! Centuries into the future! I’ve even been there, lad. – Merlin
10. Whoa, wait! WHOA! – Arthur
11. Thank you, my boy. But that’s nothing, nothing to me. Because I’m the magnificent, marvellous, mad Madame Mim! – Madame Mim
12. Don’t tell me you’re going in there? Why, it’s swarming with wolves. – Kay
I’m not afraid. – Arthur
Well, go ahead! It’s your skin, not mine! Go on, go on! – Kay
13. A dark age indeed! An age of inconveniance! No plumbing! No electricity! No… nothing! (almost falls into the well) Oh, hang it all! Hang it all! (finally gets his bucket filled with water out of the well, and tries to leave, but finds that he is caught in something) Oh, now what? Now what?! (sees the chain wrapped around his leg) Here, leave off! LEAVE OFF! Oh, you fiendish chain, you! (kicks it away) Everything complicated! One big medieval mess! – Merlin
14. And below the hilt, in letters of gold, were written these words: “Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of England.” Though many tried for the sword with all their strength, none could move the sword nor stir it. So the miracle had not worked, and England was still without a king [showing The Sword in the stones covered in vines] – and in time, the marvellous sword was forgotten [fades out]. This was a dark age [showing a Star], without law and without order [Fades into a Dark forest]. Men lived in fear of one another, for the strong preyed upon the weak. – Narrator
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