Power Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

“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

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

— Han Fei

A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel.

— Frank Herbert

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

It is dangerous for a ruler to trust others. He who trusts others can be manipulated by others.

— Han Fei

A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail.

— Jean de la Bruyere

A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.

— Ovid

Every ruler must remember three things. Firstly, that he rules man; secondly, that he rules according to law, and thirdly, that he does not…

— Agathon

Rulers exist entirely through the persons of others. Their goal is in their subjects, in the activity of enslaving. They are as dependent as…

— Ayn Rand

Of course it's not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.

— George R. R. Martin

The wisest have the most authority.

— Plato

The intelligent ruler does not value people who are of themselves good without rewards and punishments. Why is that? The laws of the state…

— Han Fei