Study the heart and the mind of man, and begin with your own. Meditation and reflection must lay the foundation of that knowledge, but experience and practice must, and alone can, complete it.

Quote by Lord Chesterfield

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Promptness is the soul of business

Promptness is the soul of business

Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools

Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools

Ridicule is the best test of truth

Ridicule is the best test of truth

If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it...

If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it...

Style is the dress of thoughts

Style is the dress of thoughts

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when...

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when...

Being pretty on the inside means you dont hit your brother and you eat all...

Being pretty on the inside means you dont hit your brother and you eat all...

Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends

Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends

If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing...

If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing...

People, like sheep, tend to follow a leader - occasionally in the right direction.

People, like sheep, tend to follow a leader - occasionally in the right direction.

A Leader is someone who can do everything him(her)self, but let's other people help him(her).

A Leader is someone who can do everything him(her)self, but let's other people help him(her).

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build...

A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build...

I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.

I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.

If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit. (Matthew...

If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit. (Matthew...

Leadership is the ability to do, not the ability to state

Leadership is the ability to do, not the ability to state

In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian...

In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian...

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that...

Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that...

Leadership is less about getting credit, and more about being brave enough to lay a...

Leadership is less about getting credit, and more about being brave enough to lay a...

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.