Seneca the Younger Quotes

Learn to obey before you command.

Power never turns power down, ever, unless institutionally demanded.

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

No one is king by his own power.

They must be governed by and be subordinate to you.

The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.

Being in command means making tough decisions. Not being in command means shutting up and doing what you're told. --Artemis Fowl

Authority is not a quality one person 'has', in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him.

The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.

The majority is still at the General's disposal.

And I particularly like the whole thing of being boss. Boss and employee... It's the slave quality that I find very alluring.

The Queen is by much the most powerful of the forces.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

Glory to Man in the highest! For Man is the master of things.

America will always side with those whom she can direct, give orders to and have those orders obeyed.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

See, I have taken England with both my hands

I always remember I'm the monkey and he's the organ-grinder.

As sons obey their father and wives obey their husbands, so should citizens obey their rulers.

The silence of peoples is something kings should study.

The White House Chief of Staff must always remember that he is staff and not chief.

My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it...People need somebody to watch over them.... Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave.