Alterations Quote by Francis Quarles

Temper, if ungoverned, governs the whole man.

— Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

The art of governing is a great metier, requiring the whole man, and it is therefore not well for a ruler to have too…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed,…

— Plato

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity.

— George Grenville

In all well-attempered governments there is nothing which should be more jealously maintained than the spirit of obedience to law, more especially in small…

— Aristotle

A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious in the former, and…

— George Grenville

The primary component upon which all else rests in a kingdom is the authority of the ruler. Without that, there is anarchy resulting in…

— Tony Evans

There never was a strong character that was not made strong by discipline of the will; there never was a strong people that did…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The most perilous moment for a bad government is when it seeks to mend its ways. Only consummate statecraft can enable a king to…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

After many unhappy experiments in the direction of an ideal Republic, it was found that what may be described as a Despotism tempered by…

— W. S. Gilbert

“In mari's view this difficulty was due not to chaos or disorganization or anarchy , but to an excess of order. Society had more…

— Paulo Coelho

“Kingship was the supreme form of government, and was believed to be in the natural order of things. It did not need physical strength…

— Julius Evola