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“I don't yell at people, I don't mistreat people. I don't talk down to people, so no one else in this building, in this vicinity, has the right to do it.”

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Author:Oprah Winfrey

“Wise leaders know that if an individual doesn't count, the institution doesn't count for much either. Put mathematically, if the individual is a zero, together a lot of zeros add up to a whole lot of nothing.”

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Author:Diane Dreher

“Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord of the Rings had a very medieval philosophy: that if the king was a good man, the land would prosper. We look at real history and it's not that simple... Real-life kings had real-life problems to deal with... My people who are trying to rule don't have an easy time of it. Just having good intentions doesn't make you a wise king.”

“Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals.”

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Author:Gichin Funakoshi

“The wise leader speaks rarely and briefly. After all, no other natural outpouring goes on and on. It rains and then it stops. It thunders and then it stops.”

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Book:The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age

Source: The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age

“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”

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Book:By-Line Ernest Hemingway: Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades

Source: By-Line Ernest Hemingway: Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”

“It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.”

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Author:Nelson Mandela

“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”

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Author:Matsuo Basho

“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”

“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”

“Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

“It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.”

Book:Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist

Source: Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist

“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”

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Book:Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

“Those who are skilled in combat do notbecome angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.”

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Author:Zhuge Liang