Quotes About Leadership

The Duke of Shê asked about government. The Master said, When the near approve and the distant approach.

He whose wisdom brings him into power, needs Goodness to secure that power. Else, though he get it, he will certainly lose it.

You are there to rule, not to slay. If you desire what is good, the people will at once be good. The essence of the gentleman is that of wind; the essence of small people is that of grass. And when a wind passes over the grass, it cannot choose but bend.

He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

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

The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but excels in his actions.

To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare remain incorrect?

No man could be a khan to his mother.

We are not here to earn riches with a bow. The wolf does not think of fine things, only that his pack is strong and no other wolf dares to cross his path. That is enough.

We are from a line of khans, brother. We rule wherever we are placed.

He had a vision of a nation. The incredible martial skills of the Mongol tribes had always been wasted against each other. From nothing, surrounded by enemies, Temujin rose to unite them all. What came next would shake the world.

Be careful of raising me too high, brother. I have no special strength, unless it is in choosing good men to follow me. The great lie of cities is that we are all too weak to stand against those who oppress us. All I have done is see through that lie. I always fight, Kachiun. Kings and shahs depend on people remaining sheep, too afraid to rise up. All I ever did was realize I can be a wolf to them.

We will not stop until the sea bounds us in every direction. I am Genghis who say this and my word is iron.

You have a powerful army, Kublai, but the best force is one you do not have to use.

My son's name is Temujin," he said. "He will be iron.

The world cannot be full of lead dogs, or the pack would pull itself apart.

You have a mighty army, but the greatest force is the one that you don't have to use.

I will finish what I have begun. I have said it. This is my khanate.

This is my empire , Uriang-Khadai. I will not be made to leave. Ready the tumans for battle, Orlok. I will face my enemies and I will destroy them.

A good general is ready for every option.

For the khan, we will take their cities, their women, and their lands. This is the great raid, the farthest strike in the history of the nation of Genghis. We will not be stopped.