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“Who aspires to remain leader must keep in advance of his column. His fear must not play traitor to his occasions. The instant he falls into line with his followers, a bolder spirit may throw himself at the head of the movement initiated, and in that moment his leadership is gone.”

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Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

“From a leader's perspective, the most serious betrayal has to do with thwarting human potential, with quenching the spirit, with failing to deal equitably with each other as human beings.”

Humans Spirit Human Beings Deals Leader Failing Serious Perspective Betrayal Human Potential

Book:Leadership Jazz - Revised Edition: The Essential Elements of a Great Leader

Source: Leadership Jazz - Revised Edition: The Essential Elements of a Great Leader

“I say, of the Congress, then, this - that its aims are mistaken, that the spirit in which it proceeds towards their accomplishment is not a spirit of sincerity and whole-heartedness, and that the methods it has chosen are not the right methods, and the leaders in whom it trusts, not the right sort of men to be leaders; - in brief, that we are at present the blind led, if not by the blind, at any rate by the one-eyed.”

Ifs Men Whole Spirit Leader Aim Method Blind Rate Congress Chosen Accomplishment Sincerity Mistaken

Author:Sri Aurobindo

“No matter what our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn't the leader above us - it's the spirit within us.”

Matter Spirit Leader Circumstances No Matter What Limitation

Book:The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

Source: The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization

“A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of [circumstances]... The man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing and altogether ready to follow when the Spirit chooses another to lead.”

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Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer

“there are camels which have the quality which in humans is called the revolutionary spirit, and the caravan leader fears to keep one of these in his ranks, because its instinct is always toward revolt against authority. One such camel will sometimes break up the discipline of a whole train, for, owing to the mass mentality of the herd, even peaceful beasts are suddenly infected with the spirit of revolt and in a few minutes the whole caravan is in utter disorder.”

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Author:Mildred Cable