Government Quote by Confucius

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the…

— Confucius

He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow…

— Proverb

He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.

— Confucius

If a ruler can get rid of private crookedness and promote the public law, his people will become secure, and his state will become…

— Han Fei

“And the good ruler is precisely the one who exercises his power as it ought to be exercised, that is, simultaneously exercising his power…

— Michel Foucault

Know that the philosopher has power over the stars, and not the stars over him.

— Paracelsus

A wise ruler, when he makes his laws, is bound to find himself in conflict with the world.

— Han Fei

A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent…

— Sun Tzu

The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.

— Anonymous

A wise man shall overrule his stars and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the…

— Jeremy Taylor

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

— Aristotle