Rulers Quote by Tao Te Ching

“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

“It is no good for rulers if the people they rule cherish ambitions for themselves or form strong bonds of friendship with one another.”

— Plato

“To be a good ruler one must be the best of servants.”

— J. Aaron Gruben

“Compassionate rulers love their subjects as they would an only child. They care for their followers even at the cost of their own wealth…

— Jamgon Mipham

Of the best rulers, The people only know that they exist; the next best they love and praise the next they fear; and the…

— Laozi

“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

“When Life was Full In the age when life on earth was full, no one paid any special attention to worthy men, nor did…

— Thomas Merton

“For kings indeed we have, who wear the marks and assume the titles of royalty, but as for the qualities of their minds, they…

— Plutarch

“In the past, the strongest individual was chosen as the leader or ruler. But the concept of civilization has decided to give the crown…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“A good king is one who is trusted by his people- and one who deserves that trust.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“(...) I, for one, prize less The name of king than deeds of kingly power; And so would all who learn in wisdom’s school.”

— Sophocles

“No one doubts your honourable nature, most noble of kings and best of brothers.”

— Sylvia Mercedes