Govern Quotes

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

– Charles de Gaulle

One cannot govern with ‘buts’.

– Charles de Gaulle

The dead govern the living.

– Auguste Comte

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

– Nigel Lawson

One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.

– George Herbert

Syllables govern the world.

– George Bernard Shaw

How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?

– Francois Rabelais

You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.

– Oriana Fallaci

Our view is that individuals and families can govern their lives better than bureaucrats.

– Rick Perry