Ruler Quotes

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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider… — Aristotle
He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell. — George W. Bush
The clichÃ© organizes life; it expropriates people's identity; it becomes ruler, defense lawyer, judge, and the law. — Vaclav Havel
I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth, a nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which… — Bernard Moitessier
If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory,… — Sun Tzu
Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources. — Sun Tzu
No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. — Sun Tzu
There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant… — Sun Tzu
A prince... must learn from the fox and the lion... One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten… — Niccolo Machiavelli
An enlightened ruler doesnot worry about people not knowing him; he worriesabout not knowing people. — Zhuge Liang
Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Non-violence is very weak in the theoretical sense; it cannot defend itself. But it is most powerful in the action situation where people are using… — Cesar Chavez
That all persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the one Almighty and eternal God, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of… — William Penn
All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world. — Napoleon Bonaparte
To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is the height of… — Dan Barker
Fate! There is no fate. Between the thought and the success God is the only agent. Fate is not the ruler, but the servant of… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense… — Benjamin Banneker
...but let it suffice us to know that it became God, who is the supreme Ruler, Governor and Judge of all that sin should be… — John Owen
It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and… — Sun Tzu

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