Leadership Quotes

"The greatest leaders are teachers who elevate the understanding of their people."

"A leader who does not serve the growth of his people is merely a tyrant with power."

"Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make acceptable to the masses."

"The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk."

"What nobler thing can you aspire to than to be of service to your country."

"Great is our admiration of the orator who is himself admirable."

"The unity of the multitude must be preserved through leadership."

"A man's greatness is measured not by his wealth, but by his character."

"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."

"Stop pretending you're not a man. Act like one."

"Authority is not given to you primarily that you may feel important, but that you may do your duty."

"To lead others, one must first master the discipline of leading oneself."

"An institution that silences questioning hastens its own obsolescence, though it may not know it."

"Authority comes from the natural order, which reflects God's design."

"Our plans miscarry because they have no common objective."

"Correct yourself, and you correct the world."

"Distinguish yourself by service."

"When you sup with a ruler, remember that a superior power is watching to see if you will conduct yourself properly."

"The superior man thinks always of virtue, the small man of comfort."

"The superior man is humble in heart but great in spirit."

"Nothing is so damaging to a state as disloyalty in its leaders."

"Be rigorous in your training so you can be flexible in battle."

"The sage does not hoard; the more he helps others, the more he benefits himself."

"He who would have noble counsel must first listen to it."

"The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering."

"To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them."

"True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way."

"The Master leads by emptying people's minds and filling their cores."

"The Master has no mind of his own; his mind is the mind of his people."

"The person who perfects themselves perfects the world."