Govern Quotes

513 Govern quotes by 381 unique authors

A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian. — Pope Francis
A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we… — Pope Francis
Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects.… — Benjamin Franklin
First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife. — Thomas Fuller
There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind… — Mahatma Gandhi
How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese? — Charles de Gaulle
The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people… — Newt Gingrich
To rule is easy, to govern difficult. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain… — G I Gurdjieff
You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. — Mario Cuomo
I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let… — Jefferson Davis
Laws are important precisely because in a democracy they reflect the attitudes and aspirations of those they govern. — Alan Dershowitz
And when a woman's will is as strong as the man's who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment. — George Eliot
I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over! — Elizabeth I
In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on the board. Show… — Rahm Emanuel
As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern their own lives… — Steve Forbes
Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives. — Alexander Hamilton
What the government has to do, if it wants to govern for any length of time, is it must appeal primarily to the third parties… — Stephen Harper
It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright… — Sam Harris
The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed. — William Henry Harrison
One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father. — George Herbert
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment… — William James
I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. — Thomas Jefferson
I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office. — Thomas Jefferson

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