Govern Quotes

513 Govern quotes by 381 unique authors

A man must first govern himself ere he is fit to govern a family; and his family ere he be fit to bear the government… — Walter Raleigh
As the mind must govern the hands, so in every society the man of intelligence must direct the man of labor. — Samuel Johnson
I believe that each of us can make a difference. That what is wrong can be made right. That people possess the basic wisdom and… — Hubert H. Humphrey
I have inherited this burden of superstition and nonsense. I govern innumerable men but must acknowledge that I am governed by birds and thunderclaps — Thornton Wilder
To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare remain incorrect? — Confucius
In the name of all competitors, I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by all the rules which… — Pierre de Coubertin
We will make it so that a Democrat cannot govern as a Democrat. — Grover Norquist
All men are equal and free: society by nature, and destination, is therefore autonomous and ungovernable. If the sphere of activity of each citizen is… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Not only in geometry, but to a still more astonishing degree in physics, has it become more and more evident that as soon as we… — Hermann Weyl
Let reason govern desire. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Should Christians govern and are Christians the only ones who are truly qualified to govern, and the answer is, of course, Yes. — Bob Enyart
The score must govern the music. It must have authority, and not merely be an arbitrary jumping-off point for improvisation. — Cornelius Cardew
Children should be introduced right from the start to the potentialities of their environment, to the physical and psychological laws that govern the visual world,… — Walter Gropius
Whoso taketh in hand to govern a multitude, either by way of liberty or principality, and cannot assure himself of those persons that are enemies… — Walter Raleigh
Whoso desireth to govern well and securely, it behoveth him to have a vigilant eye to the proceedings of great princes, and to consider seriously… — Walter Raleigh
A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail. — Jean de la Bruyere
In America every woman has her set of girl-friends; some are cousins, the rest are gained at school. These form a permanent committee who sit… — Cyril Connolly
Your liberals and radicals all want to govern. They want to try it their way- to show that people will be happier if the power… — B.F. Skinner
Every age that has historical status is governed by aristocracies.Aristocracy with the meaning - the best are ruling.Peoples do never govern themselves. That lunacy was… — Joseph Goebbels
The task of the media in a democracy is not to ease the path of those who govern, but to make life difficult for them… — Jimmy Reid

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