Quote by Sophocles

“What is governing to a man that can rule himself? If he cannot rule himself, how shall he rule others?”

— Confucius

“A true ruler does not rule others, he rules himself.”

— Andrija Jonić

“One who rules is ruled.”

— T.F. Hodge

“Do not seek to rule any man other than yourself.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“I cannot be governed by what others seek.”

— Anonymous

“WHEN WE SEEK TO RULE ONLY OURSELVES, WE ARE EACH OF US KINGS.”

— Nicholas Eames

“Rule no man than yourself.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“A State for one man is no State at all.”

— Sophocles

“We hold there is no worse enemy to a state than he who keeps the law in his own hands.”

— Edith Hamilton

“He who refuses to rule is liable to be ruled by one who is worse than himself.”

— Plato

“If you are to have a great kingdom, rule over yourself!”

— Pubilius Syrus

“the very definition of a Republic, is "an Empire of Laws, and not of men.”

— Charles River Editors