Leadership Quotes
What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.
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"Leadership is not command, but service."Nicodemus Copernicus
"A good man's influence extends beyond his lifetime."Girolamo Savonarola
"A nation's strength depends on the virtue of its people."Girolamo Savonarola
"Leadership begins with leading oneself."Girolamo Savonarola
"Disorders and tumults are the elements of virtues and of the happiness of states."Giambattista Vico
"Authority without wisdom is a calamity."Giambattista Vico
"Men are made by the times, but times are also made by men."Giambattista Vico
"Leadership is the art of helping others discover their own power."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"The kingdom within, once mastered, brings mastery over all external circumstances."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"A leader serves not to command, but to elevate others toward their potential."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"Men are so simple and so ready to obey."Cosimo de Medici
"Man is born not for himself alone, but for his country."Paracelsus
"A true leader elevates those around them."Edward Wotton
"Leadership is the privilege of service, not the privilege of command."Edward Wotton
"The city is like a great house for all the citizens; therefore, as we would have our house beautiful, so should the city be."Cosimo de Medici
"To lead is to serve; to serve is to understand."Cosimo de Medici
"A leader who fears his people deserves to lose them."Girolamo Savonarola
"Those who would lead must be willing to serve."Girolamo Savonarola
"To master others, first master yourself completely."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"In unity of purpose lies the power to move mountains."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"In unity of vision, great works are accomplished."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."Nicodemus Copernicus
"To lead is to serve, not to command."Edward Wotton
"The burden of leadership is the responsibility for those who follow."Edward Wotton
"To lead by example is to lead most effectively."Edward Wotton
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."Cosimo de Medici
"A great soul serves everyone."Cosimo de Medici
"A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit."Cosimo de Medici
"The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'"Paracelsus
"A doctor must have the heart of a lion and the hands of a woman."Paracelsus