Ruler Quotes

248 Ruler quotes by 197 unique authors

A wise ruler ought never to keep faith when by doing so it would be against his interests. — Niccolo Machiavelli
The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Of course it's not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been. — George R. R. Martin
Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and… — Blaise Pascal
I like science and I love gym. Oh, and I like art, but I'm really bad at it. I'm just a terrible drawer. I can't… — Daniel Radcliffe
Freedom is not won by merely overthrowing a tyrannical ruler or an oppressive regime. That is usually only the prelude to a new tyranny, a… — Jonathan Sacks
Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me… — Walt Whitman
Around my house, I won't even speak to my family unless they first address me by my official Berzerker name, Godred Crovan, Victor of Sky-Hill… — Zakk Wylde
I have no religion, and at times I wish all religions at the bottom of the sea. He is a weak ruler who needs religion… — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
A stupid ruler is much more of a problem than an insane one. — Patricia Briggs
Today the logic goes something like this: 'Calling a ruler Son of God is out of style. No one really does that nowadays. We can… — Shane Claiborne
Alas...I too have known love, that ruler of hearts, that soul of our soul: it's never brought me anything except one kiss and twenty kicks… — Voltaire
Honey, de white man is de ruler of everything as fur as Ah been able tuh find out. Maybe it's some place way off in… — Zora Neale Hurston
Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler." Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am… — Brandon Sanderson
Any sensible ruler would have killed off Leonard, and Lord Vetinari was extremely sensible and often wondered why he had not done so. He'd decided… — Terry Pratchett
I'd had a cold that day and wasn't as powerful as usual, otherwise Alyss would never have done so well," Redd said as, in the… — Frank Beddor
Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating about your neighbors, unless with a view to some mutual benefit. To wonder what so-and-so… — Marcus Aurelius
...the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword." "...a ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is. — George R. R. Martin
The question of whether there exists a Creator and Ruler of the Universe has been answered in the affirmative by some of the highest intellects… — Charles Darwin
I am Darkness. I am Shadow. I am the Ruler of the Night. I, alone, stand between mankind and those who would see mankind destroyed.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Question (from a reader) : Will the Wise Goddess Athena overthrow Zeus and become the ruler of Olympus? Athena's answer : What an interesting idea… — Rick Riordan
Pity the nation whose statesman is a fox, whose philosopher is a juggler, and whose art is the art of patching and mimicking. Pity the… — Khalil Gibran
If two angels were to receive at the same moment a commission from God, one to go down and rule earth’s grandest empire, the other… — John Newton
Every ruler should strive for his people to love him. But if they cannot love you, then make them fear you. Love is better, but… — Laurell K. Hamilton
And love was creation's source,creation's ruler; but all love's ways are strewn with blossoms and blood, blossoms and blood. — Knut Hamsun

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