Leadership Quotes

"When you by force subdue men, they do not submit to you in heart. When you subdue men by virtue, in their hearts' core they are pleased."

"When internal arrangements are well ordered, one need not fear the machinations of others."

"The superior man makes the ability of others his own ability."

"The man of virtue attracts followers without command."

"Power without wisdom is tyranny"

"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower"

"The superior man considers always how he may develop the admirable qualities of others, not how he may impede them."

"The superior man is the providence of the inferior man. The inferior man is the responsibility of the superior man."

"Forget the distinctions of rank, and you will find no followers and no leaders."

"Reflect on your leadership. Are you leading by example or by coercion?"

"The world will judge you for your choices. Make them deliberately."

"The Master observes the world but trusts his inner vision."

"The Master acts without action and accomplishes without accomplishment."

"The most powerful leader is one who listens."

"The Master is a mirror reflecting back to others their own nature."

"The measure of a person is not their birth, but their character and actions."

"The future belongs to those who prepare themselves through education and virtue."

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

"When the prince is benevolent, everyone is benevolent."

"The noble man is slow in speech but quick in action."

"The mind is the ruler of the kingdom; keep it pure and the kingdom will flourish."

"The true master serves those he leads."

"The measure of a person is what they do with power."

"The great man is hard to know, but easy to serve; the small man is easy to know, but hard to serve."

"The way of the superior man is threefold, but I am not able to attain to it. Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; brave, he is free from fear."

"When the ruler is virtuous, subjects will be virtuous; when the ruler is not virtuous, subjects will not be virtuous."

"If you lead the people with administrative injunctions and keep them orderly through punishment, the people will avoid punishments but lack a sense of shame."

"If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority."

"The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions."

"He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star."