People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.
quote by Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
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People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
quote by James Madison
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A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to Farce, or a Tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance. and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
quote by James Madison
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Sonnet: On Knowledge
Knowledge is one thing priceless, people want;
Knowledge is something gained by labor long;
Knowledge is infinite; master, you-can't;
Knowledge is changeable, much like a song.
Knowledge is deeper than the oceans deep;
Knowledge is larger than the Universe;
Knowledge is barely in life, just a peep;
Knowledge if badly used becomes God's curse.
Knowledge remains undiminished, tho' you- share;
Knowledge gives man, a civilised outlook;
Knowledge if improper, you ought to pare;
Knowledge is gained from Nature and by book.
Knowledge can make a man a wiser one;
Knowledge gives Wisdom in the longer run.
poem by John Celes
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Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.
quote by Henry Peter Brougham
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Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.
quote by Henry Peter Brougham
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Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but impossible to enslave.
quote by Henry Peter Brougham
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It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
To rule is easy, to govern difficult.
quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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It is easy to govern a kingdom but difficult to rule one's family.
Life Is Difficult
Life is difficult-
Surprises are not always what we hoped they would be-
People misunderstand us-
We imagine we are kind
And they understand us differently-
Some problems never get solved
Some remain lingering for years-
There are cruel people in the world
Stupid ones also-
The fair do not always get the prize
The pushers push push push the good guys aside-
We see the Evil grinning and we cannot touch them-
All kinds of Hopes we have are disappointed-
Rejection is the Fate of everyone at one time or another
One has to try and try and try
And often that is not enough-
Life is difficult
And after a certain age is more difficult
And when young is also difficult-
Life is difficult in some time or some way for all of us
It just is-
Life is difficult
And even when it seems not to be
There is another time coming-
Life is difficult
And so long as we live
It will be.
poem by Shalom Freedman
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Lonely People
Lonely People
Wish somebody liked them
Wonder if there is something wrong with them
Knowledge would help.
Lonely People
Wonder why people keep away from them
Wonder if their loneliness is contagious
They know what they have is serious
Knowledge helps.
Lonely People
Don't understand
Why in their prime
Nobody wants to know them
Knowledge would help.
Lonely People
Wonder if they move
To improve
Others will want to know them
Knowledge would help.
poem by Lonely People Champion
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Finally, I want to make the point that we are Republicans. We are the majority. It is going to be a little more difficult because we have to govern and come up with ideas.
quote by Jack Kingston
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Love, work, and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it.
quote by Wilhelm Reich
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Nurture an appetite for being puzzled, for being confused, indeed for being openly stupid, and that - despite what you may think - is very difficult...We all know the cliche' that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. It is also true that a lot of knowledge can be a dangerous thing as well...use your ignorance as well as your knowledge for creative means.
quote by Lee C. Bollinger
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Who of us knows or can by possibility arrive at a knowledge of the laws that govern our property and lives?
quote by William H. Wharton
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What's so difficult...
What's so difficult,
About the word,
No.
What's so difficult,
About our,
Relationship.
What's so difficult,
About,
Us.
What's so difficult,
About the words,
Stay away.
What's so difficult,
About,
Don't talk to me.
What's so difficult...
poem by Dragon Crenshaw
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Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.
quote by George Gurdjieff
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People might say I'm difficult, but did you ever hear anyone describe a label as 'difficult'? By nature, artists should challenge. When they call you difficult, it is a reflection of the imbalance of power.
quote by Michelle Shocked
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To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem.
quote by Honore Gabriel Riquet
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