| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Governing, Government |
| | | A hated government does not last long. Seneca. | 1 |
| A smile for a friend and a sneer for the world is the way to govern mankind. Benjamin Disraeli. | 2 |
| Any government is preferable to an anarchy. Cato the younger. | 3 |
| Constitutional government can never go on without lying. Bolingbroke. | 4 |
For forms of government let fools contest,
Whate’er is best administered is best. Pope. | 5 |
| Govern thyself, and you will be able to govern the world. Chinese. | 6 |
| He is unfit to manage public affairs who knows not how to rule at home his household. Ford. | 7 |
| He is unworthy to govern who governs not himself. French. | 8 |
| Impartial vigor and example are the best means of governing. Chinese. | 9 |
| No government is safe unless it be fortified by good will. Nepos. | 10 |
| Rewards and punishments are the basis of a good government. | 11 |
| Such is the government, such is the people. Italian. | 12 |
| Temperate climates run into moderate governments. Swift. | 13 |
| That is the best government in which an injury to one is the concern of all. Solon. | 14 |
| The choice of the people is the surest and best title to reign over them. Gibbon. | 15 |
| The greatest of all evils is a weak government. Benjamin Disraeli. | 16 |
| The hearts of the people are the only legitimate foundations of empire. Chinese. | 17 |
| The right divine to govern wrong. Pope. | 18 |
| Those who cannot govern themselves must be governed. Dr. Johnson. | 19 | | |
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