To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Topics: Government Quotes

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

Tomorrow the sun will also rise to the occasion of another day with equal grandeur....

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

An unused life is an early death.

An unused life is an early death.

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive...

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of...

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

To accept good advice is but to increase one's own ability

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to...

In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to...

In art the best is good enough.

In art the best is good enough.

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image

A person hears only what they understand.

A person hears only what they understand.

The little man is still a man.

The little man is still a man.

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

If you must tell me your opinions, tell me what you believe in. I have...

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

We will burn that bridge when we come to it.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.