A Quote by Louis Adolphe Thiers

The king reigns but does not govern.

Louis Adolphe Thiers

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Louis Adolphe Thiers
French - Statesman
April 15, 1797 - September 3, 1877

Conscience reigns but it does not govern.

Paul Valery

One man may as easily destroy, as govern: be King or Anti-King.

Ursula K. Le Guin

He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.

John Milton

There's 2 million Palestinians that govern themselves. They have their own parliament, their own government, their own elections, their own tax system. I don't want to govern the Palestinians; no one does. They already govern themselves.

Naftali Bennett

The resurrection is the revelation to chosen witnesses of the fact that Jesus who died on the cross is indeed king - conqueror of death and sin, Lord and Savior of all. The resurrection is not the reversal of a defeat but the proclamation of a victory. The King reigns from the tree. The reign of God has indeed come upon us, and its sign is not a golden throne but a wooden cross.

Lesslie Newbigin

A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason

Hugo Grotius

Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.

Nicolas Chamfort

But where, says some, is the King of America? I'll tell you. Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain.

Thomas Paine

To friends! Life belongs to those who love, and where love reigns is man truly king!

Stephen R. Lawhead

The kingdom is where the King reigns. If He is reigning in my heart, then the Kingdom of Heaven has come to me.

Eric Liddell

I'm not someone who concerns himself with whether people pay to cheer Roman Reigns or whether people pay to boo Roman Reigns. People pay to see Roman Reigns. They pay to react to Roman Reigns.

Paul Heyman

Cognition reigns but does not rule.

Paul Valery

The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.