The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
A wise ruler, when he makes his laws, is bound to find himself in conflict with the world. — Han Fei Copy Share Image
If you want everything to be nice and straight all the time, then go live in a world made with a triungular… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I devoted myself to the task of welfare of my countrymen - not as a ruler but as a servant. — Sheikh Hasina Copy Share Image
Philip of Spain is a ruler who has forgotten that a ruler is there to serve the people. — Tom Burke Copy Share Image
I'm Yertle the turtle, oh marvelous for me, I am ruler of all that I see. — Red Hot Chili Peppers Copy Share Image
“An all-powerful ruler of the Universe would not endorse a dormant mind.” — Joseph Rain Copy Share Image
“Is that, in the end - that capacity to hurt - the most essential ingredient for a ruler?” — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
Just carrying a ruler with you in your pocket should be forbidden, at least on a moral basis. The ruler is the… — Friedensreich Hundertwasser Copy Share Image
A world is supported by four things: the learning of wise, the justice of great, the prayers of the righteous and the… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
I feel like we are reintroducing historical figures, with the explorer Marco Polo and the grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, the… — Benedict Wong Copy Share Image
(A ruler) cannot and should not keep his word when to do so would go against his interests or when the reason… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
When an enlightened ruler controls his ministers, he makes it so that ministers cannot get credit for achievements gained by overstepping the… — Han Fei Copy Share Image
Whoopi Goldberg looked like me, she had hair like mine, she was dark like me. I'd been starved for images of myself.… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes… — Han Fei Copy Share Image
In the Middle Ages and beyond, the target was the Court Jew who had the ear of the ruler; during the Inquisition… — Jack Schwartz Copy Share Image
I was in seventh grade at St. Matthew's. The teachers would tell me, 'God loves you,' and then whack a ruler across… — Freddie Prinze Copy Share Image
“Jesus doesn't come asking if He can hang out with us. He commands us to follow Him. He has total authority and… — Justin Buzzard Copy Share Image
“Being an absolute ruler today was not as simple as people thought. At least, it was not simple if your ambitions included… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel... he must lay the best coffee hearth to attract the finest men...… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“O, to be a ruler of life-- not a slave, To meet life as a powerful conqueror, No fumes-- no ennui-- no… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
“The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
“The sign of a good leader is easy to recognize, though it is hardly ever seen. For the greatest leaders are those… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
The duties of the ruler are like those of the helmsman of a great ship. From his lofty position, he makes slight… — Han Fei Copy Share Image
