Ruled Quotes

378 Ruled quotes by 325 unique authors

Humanity lived many years and ruled the earth, sometimes wisely, sometimes well, but mostly neither. — Catherynne M. Valente
Never be ruled by possessions, and never, ever make wealth more important to you than your self-respect and your dignity." - Lady Taylor — Julie Garwood
What is the meaning of it, Watson? said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the paper. "What object is served by this circle of misery… — Arthur Conan Doyle
The way she told it, she was such a criminal even the most God-fearing church ladies got bored of reporting on her; she did the… — Kami Garcia
The heart is a strange beast and not ruled by logic. — Maria V. Snyder
accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart. — David Guterson
They tried boiling books, but that didn't work very well." "I'm surprised they haven't tried boiling one another." "Oh, it's been tried," Galladon said. "Fortunately.… — Brandon Sanderson
Werewolves? Oh please, just plain stupid. Who wants to get it on with a man ruled by his inner dog? — Karen Marie Moning
People keep a dog and are ruled by this dog, and even Schopenhauer was ruled in the end not by his head, but by his… — Thomas Bernhard
Who is pure in heart? Only those who have surrendered their hearts completely to Jesus that he may reign in them alone. Only those whose… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
There's no shame in fear. But understand this - the coward is ruled by fear, while the hero rides it like a wild stallion. — David Gemmell
Whoever had said that the hand rocked the cradle ruled the world must have has a Southern,born bred mother. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
With the tools of democracy, democracy was murdered and lawlessness made "legal." Raw power ruled, and its only real goal was to destroy all other… — Eric Metaxas
Once you've ruled out the impossible then whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truth. The problem lay in working out what was impossible,… — Terry Pratchett
England is the most class-ridden country under the sun. It is a land of snobbery and privilege, ruled largely by the old and silly. — George Orwell
The world is always ruled by a maniac. - Baba Yaga — Michael Buckley
The body, she says, is subject to the force of gravity. But the soul is ruled by levity, pure. — Saul Bellow
Non-conformity is the only real passion worth being ruled by. — Julian Assange
As naturally as the ruled always took the morality imposed upon them more seriously than did the rulers themselves, the deceived masses are today captivated… — Theodor Adorno
The very freedom which the sinner supposedly exercises in his self-indulgence is only another proof that he is ruled by the tyrant. — Fulton J. Sheen
For people could close their eyes to greatness, to horrors, to beauty, and their ears to melodies or deceiving words. But they couldn't escape scent.… — Patrick SÃ¼skind
Human rights' are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at the expense of the rights… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
People who cannot restrain their own baser instincts, who cannot treat one another with civility, are not capable of self-government... without virtue, a society can… — Charles Colson
I now understand the need for faith—pure, blind, fly-in-the-face-of-reason faith—as a small life preserver in the wild and endless sea of a universe ruled by… — Dan Simmons
My duchess,” James stated, his eyes sweeping the crowd with the air of a man who has ruled the waves. “She is not a swan,… — Eloisa James

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