Govern Quotes

513 Govern quotes by 381 unique authors

You can only govern men by serving them. — Victor Cousin
Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you… — Myles Munroe
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself. — Benjamin Whichcote
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it. — Laozi
Do not allow the Church or State to govern your thought or dictate your judgment — Matilda Joslyn Gage
If you wou'd be reveng'd of your enemy, govern your self — Benjamin Franklin
Command those that govern your house before all you household that they keep careful watch that all your household, within and without, be faithful, painstaking,… — Robert Grosseteste
Reflect how you are to govern a people who think they ought to be free, and think they are not. Your scheme yields no revenue;… — Edmund Burke
Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and in all cases of passion… — George Washington
Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles. Pride… — Stephen Covey
There are principles that govern human effectiveness - natural laws in the human dimension that are just as real, just as unchanging and unarguably there… — Stephen Covey
Everyone has values; even criminal gangs have values. Values govern people's behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors. — Stephen Covey
The capitalist class rules but does not govern: it contents itself with ruling the government. — Karl Kautsky
Three hundred men, each of whom knows all the other, govern the fate of the European continent, and they elect their successors from their entourage. — Walther Rathenau
We govern what the public think about. — Edward Bernays
The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere - any additional rules made to govern men's conduct added nothing to the… — John Wycliffe
God expects the ANC to rule this country because we are the only organisation which was blessed by pastors when it was formed. It is… — Jacob Zuma
Any people attempting to govern themselves by laws of their own making, and by officers of their own appointment, are in direct rebellion against the… — Orson Pratt
To know the laws that govern the winds, and to know that you know them, will give you an easy mind on your voyage round… — Joshua Slocum
Who of us knows or can by possibility arrive at a knowledge of the laws that govern our property and lives? — William H. Wharton

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