Common Quote by Dionysius of Halicarnassus

When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.

— Confucius

A little sturdiness when superiors are much in the wrong sometimes occasions consideration. And there is truth in the old saying that if you…

— Benjamin Franklin

It is certainly for the interest of the service that a cordial interchange of civilities should subsist between superior and inferior officers, and therefore,…

— John Paul Jones

If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man's conscience, although he do not obey it…

— Francis of Assisi

Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves.

— Heavy D

As long as people overlook matters, then inferiors can, without any fear, lead an easy and peaceful life.

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Nay, all laws must fall, human societies that subsist by them be dissolved, and all innocent persons be exposed to the violence of the…

— Algernon Sidney

“Authority in the world is being increasingly undermined until at the end all authorities will be overthrown and lawlessness shall rule.”

— Watchman Nee

“When the Rule of Law disappears, we are ruled by the whims of men.”

— Tiffany Madison

It already appears, that there must be in every society of men superiors and inferiors, because God has laid in the constitution and course…

— John Adams

It is easier to rule others than to keep from being ruled oneself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Laws are often made by fools, and even more often by men who fail in equity because they hate equality: but always by men,…

— Michel de Montaigne