Leadership Quotes

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

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

"The Master is aware of the world, but does not shape his life by it."

"Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking."

"A leader serves those he leads."

"Leadership is the gift of responsibility."

"Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice."

"Men are marked from the moment of birth to rule or be ruled."

"Leadership is not about command, but about showing others a better way to live."

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

"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell."

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

"If one leads the people with governmental measures and constrains them through punishment, the people will avoid punishments but lack a sense of shame; if one leads them through virtue and constrains them through ritual, the people will have a sense of shame and moreover become good."

"The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions."

"The superior man desires to go slow in his speech and to act quickly."

"When the ruler is benevolent, all are benevolent; when the ruler is unjust, chaos ensues."

"The wise man speaks little, but with great weight."

"The path of virtue winds upward; the path of vice descends."

"The wise seek not to control the river, but to navigate it."

"The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself."

"There will be no end to the troubles of the world until philosophers become kings."

"The punishment of the wise who refuse to take part in the government is to live under the government of the unwise."

"He who is not a good master cannot be a good servant."

"The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear."

"He who is greatest among you must be your servant."

"Leadership is not about commanding others, but about showing them the way to their own happiness."

"A true leader serves those he rules, not himself."

"True leaders inspire by example, not command."

"A true leader listens to everyone's voice."

"The function of a good leader is not to make more leaders but to make the people feel they can do without them."