1. govern - Noun
2. govern - Verb
To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority.
To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.
To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case.
To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe dead govern the living. Auguste Comte
What government is the best That which teaches us to govern ourselves. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese. Charles de Gaulle
Govern a country as you would roast a crocodile on a spit. Madagascan Proverb
If peace reigns in the land, a nun can govern it. Tibetan Proverb
Who can't pretend cannot govern. French Proverb