Age Quote by Laozi

The experience of past ages may inform us, that when the circumstances of a people render them distressed, their rulers generally recur to severe,…

— Alexander Hamilton

The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least are despised.

— Laozi

The kingdoms' people were at the mercy of the natures of those who rose to be their rulers. It was a gamble, and the…

— Kristin Cashore

At one time kings were anointed by Deity, so the problem was to see to it that Deity chose the right candidate. In this…

— Robert A. Heinlein

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.

— Sallust

Rulers always hate and suspect the next in succession. [Lat., Suspectum semper invisumque dominantibus qui proximus destinaretur.]

— Tacitus

An organized effort is making to deceive the people. There are two great enemies of thought and progress, the aristocracy of royalty and the…

— Mary Elizabeth Lease

“Because it can be deceived, the majority is as error-prone as any other ruler, but unlike other rulers, it can never be destroyed.”

— Forest F. White

In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology, there were no kings; the consequence of which was there were no…

— Thomas Paine

Every age that has historical status is governed by aristocracies.Aristocracy with the meaning - the best are ruling.Peoples do never govern themselves. That lunacy…

— Joseph Goebbels

“The Golden Mean is for the weakling, it was not meant for the likes of Alexander the Great, Cyrus, Pharaohs, or Hitlers of the…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

“In an age of Perfect Virtue, the worthy are not honored; the talented are not employed. Rulers are like the high branches of a…

— Zhuangzi