Classic lines from The Godfather 1

1. Behind every great fortune, there is a crime (behind every great fortune, there is a crime)

Behind every great fortune, there is a crime.

2. Let your friends underestimate your strengths and your enemies overestimate your weaknesses.

3. Don’t hate your enemy, or you will make wrong judgment.

Don’t hate your enemy, or you will make wrong judgment.

4. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer, so that you can understand him better.

5. There is no such thing as innocence in this world. If you can honestly say that you have never said panic, you are deceiving yourself and others.

6. I work for my family and refuse to be a puppet of a big shot.

7. I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse

I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.

8. Every man has one destiny.

A person has only one destiny.

9. Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man that doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

Do you spend time with your family? Is your family together? Of course I do. Great! A man who doesn't take care of his family is not really a man at all.

10. Great men are not born great, they grow great.

Great men are not born great, but show their greatness in the process of growth.

11. One lawyer carrying a briefcase can grab more money than a thousand people holding submachine guns.

12. When a man was generous, he must show the generosity as personal.

If a man was generous, he must show his generosity as full of emotion.

13. Friendship can build a solid line of defense.

14. Never tell anybody outside the family what you are thinking again!!! (Old Godfather teaches eldest son Sonny version)

Don't let anybody know what you are thinking. (Michael teaches Vincent)

Never let others know what you really think.

15. Only don't tell me you are innocent. Because it insults my intelligence, and makes me very angry.

If you think I don't know the truth, that's right. An insult to my intelligence.

16. I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can be careless. But not men.

It took me a lifetime to learn to be careful, women and children can be careful. Children can be careless, but men cannot.

17. I will never impose friendship on people who don’t need friendship and think that I am insignificant.

18. Those who can see the essence of something in one second and those who spend half a lifetime unable to see the essence of something clearly have different fates.

19. The old man walked over, sat behind the big table, and said: "You can't say 'no' to the person you love casually, and you can't say it often. This is the trick. When you say 'no' When you say no, you have to make the word no sound as pleasant as the word yes. Another way is to make them say no. You have to be patient and not afraid of trouble.

20. Life is so beautiful....(The last words of the old godfather)

Life is so beautiful...

21. This peace treaty Two things will be left behind: one is your name, and the other is your brain...

22. Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold.

Revenge is a dish that tastes best when it is cold.

The most delicious dish after cooling.

23. Senator, we're both type of the same hypocrisy, but never think it applies to my family.

We are all hypocrites. Mr. Senator, but never associate it with my family.

24. I can only be killed, but I can never be arrested.

25. , If you are not with your family, you will never be a real man.

26. Tom said to the film company boss: "After his first request was rejected, he never mentioned the second one. "

27. The most violent hug is used to break the enemy's ribs.

28. Don't say it is impossible, nothing is impossible.

29. You are my brother and I love you, but I will never allow you to do anything that would disgrace the family - help outsiders.

30. I don’t have this kind of right. If I did, I would be better than God. Ciren.

31. I believe in friendship and am willing to express my friendship first.

32. If someone as honest as you is bullied by others, you are your enemy. My. They will be afraid of you.

33. Politics and crime are the same thing - finance is the gun and politics is the time to pull the trigger.

34. Those who cannot control power will be destroyed by power.

35. You make the choice, and this is your price.

You make the decision, and this is your price.

36. Everything I do with my power, including something criminal, I just want to protect my family and my friends.

Everything I do with my power , including some sins, just to protect my family and my friends.

37. I don't care what you did is right or wrong, I want you know only me have the right to make decision, cause I am the godfather until my death.

I don't care if what you did is right or wrong, I just want you to know that only I have the right to make the decision, because I am the godfather, and only my death can negate it.

38. I will never do anything guilty.

I will never do anything to make myself feel guilty.

39. So, love somebody else.

So, love somebody else.

40. If anything in this life is certain; If history has taught us anything, it's that you can kill anyone.

If history has taught us anything, it's that you can kill anyone. Death to anyone.

41. I never wanted this for you. I work my whole life — I don't apologize — to take care of my family, but I refused to be a fool, dancing on the string held by all those big shots. I don't apologize — that's my life — but I thought that, that when it was your time, that you would be the one to hold the strings. Senator Corleone; Governor Corleone. Well, it It wasn't enough time, Michael. It wasn't enough time.

I never wanted you to do this. I worked my whole life, I don’t have to apologize, I took care of my family. But I refuse to be a fool, a puppet on a string held by the big shot. I won't apologize, that's my life, but what I didn't expect was that one day you would become one of those big guys behind the scenes. Senator Corleone, Governor Corleone. Okay, time is running out, Michael.

Time is running out! (These are the words of his father, old godfather Vito, in the garden after Mike takes over in the movie. This is also the only time in the entire movie that I think the godfather reveals his true feelings).

42. Politics and crime -- they're the same thing.

Politics and crime -- no difference.

43. But you can never lose your family. Never.

But you will never be abandoned by your family, never.

44. The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.

Money and power will never be separated.

45. It's not personal, it's business.

Don't bring personal feelings into the business world. This is not conducive to development, even if there are problems that cannot be solved. , rely on your ability and your wisdom to solve it.

46. Your love is also your weak point.

What you love is also your weakness.

47. Poppa never talked business at the table

Connie: Dad never talked business at the table

48. Using threats is the stupidest form of self-exposure. Don’t think about it beforehand. Losing your temper at the first thought is the most dangerous form of willfulness.

49. Except for an enemy who overestimates your shortcomings in life, there is no greater natural advantage.

50. The iron hand wears political gloves as soft and smooth as velvet - the perfect ruling strategy.

51. Sometimes the greatest misfortunes bring unexpected rewards.

52. When you say "no", you have to make the word "no" sound as pleasant as the word "yes".

53. If I can say "life is so beautiful" when I die, then I think everything else will be irrelevant.

54. Anyone who regards accidents as an insult to personal dignity will not encounter accidents.

55. On the way to the North Pole, Arctic explorers always bury food in cellars along the way, in case they may need food when they get there one day.

56. There are often sudden insults in society, which must be endured.

57. In this world, there are often situations like this: the most insignificant person, if If he kept his eyes open, he would always have the opportunity to exact revenge on the most arrogant people.

58. How much courage does it take to ask another person to do something personally?

59. Even if it explodes, it can be exploded without causing damage when necessary.

60. The philosophy of responding to requests:

Whether he is your friend or not is not a necessary condition; you just can't repay him, it doesn't even matter. But one thing is essential. That is, you yourself, declare your friendship to him.

We are all human beings. How much courage does it take for one person to ask another person to do something?

61. The philosophy of generosity:

If a person is generous, he must show his generosity with emotion.

62. The philosophy of having kind:

Do you have a strong will? This is not what the old man wants to ask. Does he have the guts not to be scared? Is he willing to accept the huge losses that may be caused to his finances? These are not what the old man meant.

For a matter of principle, for an issue involving honor and disgrace, or simply for revenge, does he have the guts? Does he really dare to take all risks and risk everything?

63. Personal issues Philosophy:

Treat all problems as personal problems. Like God, he knows every feather that falls from every sparrow's tail; or exactly how it falls.

Anyone who regards accidents as an insult to personal dignity will never encounter accidents.

64. The philosophy of saying "no":

You can't say "no" casually to the people you love, nor can you say it often. When you say "no," you have to make it sound as sweet as the word "yes." Another way is to get them to say "no". You have to be patient and not afraid of trouble.