Wise Leaders Quotes

He [the king] must also appoint other officials, men of integrity, who are wise, firm, well able to collect money, and well tried.

Great men are the commissioned guides of mankind, who rule their fellows because they are wiser.

Never, never pin your whole faith on any human being: not if he is the best and wisest in the whole world. There are lots of nice things you can do with sand; but do not try building a house on it.

The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in government than in politics.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

No one can estimate the power of authority among poor and uneducated people in a world whose problems confuse even the wisest.

I just wish there were a few more leaders around the world with his foresight and his ability to run, … a virtual dictatorship in a benign way.