Governing Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Authority and place demonstrate and try the tempers of men, by moving every passion and discovering every frailty.

— Plutarch

The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong,…

— Confucius

Each man has to work out his own understanding of what needs to be done, and then prepare himself to take advantage of the…

— George S. Clason

Do well what you do. And do it conscious that you ought to be leaders among men.

— Edward Everett Hale

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a…

— Laozi

A man should always have these two rules in readiness. First, to do only what the reason of your ruling and legislating faculties suggest…

— Marcus Aurelius

Authority must be respected and chosen wisely.

— Lech Walesa

Every step by which men add to their knowledge and skills is a step also by which they can control other men.

— Max Lerner

[J]udges, therefore, should be always men of learning and experience in the laws, of exemplary morals, great patience, calmness, coolness, and attention. Their minds…

— John Adams

“Good men want only the power to make things right. Great men seek to make things right and gather the power to do so.…

— Kel Kade

Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.

— Viktor E. Frankl

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed; and…

— James Madison