Sitting Governor

Famous quotes containing the words sitting and/or governor:

“There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)