Leadership Quotes

What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.

30104 quotes

"The true leader serves those he leads."
Moses Mendelssohn
C
"Leadership is the art of directing human passions toward the common good."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
J
"True leadership in science means clearing obstacles for others to discover truth."
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
G
"Leadership is the art of making things seem possible."
Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon
C
"The naturalist's burden is the burden of responsibility."
Carl Linnaeus
P
"To govern others, first govern yourself through reason, not through fear or fantasy."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
J
"The strength of a nation lies not in its armies, but in its thinkers."
Jean d'Alembert
J
"A leader serves, rather than commands."
Jean d'Alembert
"To improve society, we must first improve the education of human perception."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Every reform must begin with the reform of how we perceive and interpret reality."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
C
"The greatest leader is one who serves others."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
C
"Leadership begins with self-mastery."
Claude Adrien Helvetius
P
"True leadership serves the people."
Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"A woman who cannot rule herself cannot rule others."
Catherine de Medici
"Either you run the day or the day runs you."
Catherine de Medici
I
"Great art requires great patrons."
Isabella d'Este
I
"I have built my influence through taste and judgment."
Isabella d'Este
I
"A woman of principle is a woman of power."
Isabella d'Este
I
"The world needs leaders who understand beauty and wisdom."
Isabella d'Este
I
"I believe in the power of patronage to transform society."
Isabella d'Este
J
"Leadership is not about being in charge; it is about taking care of those in your charge."
Jean d'Alembert
J
"A true leader lifts others up."
Jean d'Alembert
M
"Leadership requires wisdom and virtue."
Marsilio Ficino
"True leadership is the ability to guide others toward their own understanding."
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
P
"Leadership demands both knowledge and virtue."
Poliziano Angelo
P
"Leadership is service in its highest form."
Poliziano Angelo
"To lead is to accept the burden of knowing more than those you guide, and bearing the weight of that knowledge."
Émilie du Châtelet
P
"Leadership demands wisdom and compassion."
Pico della Mirandola
G
"A leader must serve those he leads."
Giambattista della Porta
G
"Leadership is service to others."
Giambattista della Porta