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