Quote#Self
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself
Quote byPhilip Massinger · 1583–1640
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Bondman (1623), Act I, scene iii.
English (original)
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.
— Philip Massinger
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