Advantage Quote by Sun Tzu

A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.

— Anonymous

A leader is only able to lead others because he disciplines himself. The person who does not know how to bow to discipline imposed…

— J. Oswald Sanders

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

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

“A leader is responsible for those under his authority. That is the first rule of command. He is responsible for their safety, their provisions,…

— Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

Arbitrary rule has its basis, not in the strength of the state or the chief, but in the moral weakness of the individual, who…

— Friedrich Ratzel

The ministers of kings should learn to moderate their ambition. The higher they elevate themselves above their proper sphere, the greater the danger that…

— Louis XIV

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

— Han Fei

The real powerful person never rule on others, he is powerful enough to overrule himself.

— Senoraroy

“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

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

— Han Fei