Doe Quote by Agathon

“A true ruler does not rule others, he rules himself.”

— Andrija Jonić

A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The secret of rulership is to combine a belief in one’s own infallibility with a power to learn from past mistakes.

— George Orwell

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

— Aristotle

A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel.

— Frank Herbert

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

— Thomas a Kempis

“And the good ruler is precisely the one who exercises his power as it ought to be exercised, that is, simultaneously exercising his power…

— Michel Foucault

A wise ruler, when he makes his laws, is bound to find himself in conflict with the world.

— Han Fei

“It follows then of course, that the things which are watched over and governed should be acquainted with their ruler”

— The Church Fathers

The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.

— Cato the Elder

The ruler who possesses methods of government does not follow the good that happens by chance but practices according to necessary principles. Law, methods,…

— Han Fei