--- title: "11 Great Statesman Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Great Statesman quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Great Statesman sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/andre-maurois-3217_cleaning_a-great-statesman-like-a-good-housekeepe_2551244.jpg" --- > [A great statesman, like a good housekeeper, knows that cleaning has to be done every morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-maurois/a-great-statesman-like-a-good-housekeeper-knows-that-cleaning-has-to/) [Andre Maurois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-maurois/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/andre-maurois-3217_cleaning_a-great-statesman-like-a-good-housekeepe_2551244.jpg) > [“Can any man doubt whether it is better to be a great statesman or a common thief?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bulwer-lytton/can-any-man-doubt-whether-it-is-better-to-be-a-great-statesman-or-a/) [Edward Bulwer-Lytton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bulwer-lytton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/edward-bulwer-lytton-18835_statesman_can-any-man-doubt-whether-it-is-better-t_2480865.jpg) > [“A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; a young lady acts, and thinks several times.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/a-great-statesman-thinks-several-times-and-acts-a-young-lady-acts-and/) [Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a3/thomas-hardy-410_time_a-great-statesman-thinks-several-times-a_2579924.jpg) > [A great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stuart-mill/a-great-statesman-is-he-who-knows-when-to-depart-from-traditions-as/) [John Stuart Mill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stuart-mill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/john-stuart-mill-477_inspirational_a-great-statesman-is-he-who-knows-when-t_1013806.png) > [That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them and has a presentiment of their wishes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/plato/that-politician-who-curries-favor-with-the-citizens-and-indulges-them/) [Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/plato/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/plato-103_citizens_that-politician-who-curries-favor-with-t_675636.jpg) > [No more than a famous master can be replaced and another take over the completion of the half-finished painting he has left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-hitler/no-more-than-a-famous-master-can-be-replaced-and-another-take-over/) [Adolf Hitler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-hitler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ea/adolf-hitler-253_activity_no-more-than-a-famous-master-can-be-repl_1943592.jpg) > [“It is true that a great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stuart-mill/it-is-true-that-a-great-statesman-is-he-who-knows-when-to-depart-from/) [John Stuart Mill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stuart-mill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/john-stuart-mill-477_failure_it-is-true-that-a-great-statesman-is-he_894823.png) > [If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/if-there-is-not-the-war-you-don-t-get-the-great-general-if-there-is/) [Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/theodore-roosevelt-218_lincoln_if-there-is-not-the-war-you-don-t-get-th_797094.jpg) > [Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man. He's not cruel. He just does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-hodges/richelieu-was-a-great-statesman-and-like-all-great-statesman-he-was-a/) [Adrian Hodges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-hodges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/adrian-hodges-36231_doe_richelieu-was-a-great-statesman-and-like_2117838.jpg) > [The course of a great statesman resembles that of navigable rivers, avoiding immovable obstacles with noble bends of concession, seeking the broad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-russell-lowell/the-course-of-a-great-statesman-resembles-that-of-navigable-rivers/) [James Russell Lowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-russell-lowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/james-russell-lowell-561_avoiding_the-course-of-a-great-statesman-resemble_1211382.png) > [Familiarity with any great thing removes our awe of it. The great general is only terrible to the enemy; the great poet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-frank-baum/familiarity-with-any-great-thing-removes-our-awe-of-it-the-great/) [L. Frank Baum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-frank-baum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/l-frank-baum-1339_actors_familiarity-with-any-great-thing-removes_714570.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-statesman/#itemlist", "name": "Great Statesman Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A great statesman, like a good housekeeper, knows that cleaning has to be done every morning.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andre Maurois" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-maurois/a-great-statesman-like-a-good-housekeeper-knows-that-cleaning-has-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/andre-maurois-3217_cleaning_a-great-statesman-like-a-good-housekeepe_2551244.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/andre-maurois-3217_cleaning_a-great-statesman-like-a-good-housekeepe_2551244.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/andre-maurois-3217_cleaning_a-great-statesman-like-a-good-housekeepe_2551244.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A great statesman, like a good housekeeper, knows that cleaning has to be done every morning.” — Andre Maurois", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Can any man doubt whether it is better to be a great statesman or a common thief?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edward Bulwer-Lytton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bulwer-lytton/can-any-man-doubt-whether-it-is-better-to-be-a-great-statesman-or-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/edward-bulwer-lytton-18835_statesman_can-any-man-doubt-whether-it-is-better-t_2480865.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/edward-bulwer-lytton-18835_statesman_can-any-man-doubt-whether-it-is-better-t_2480865.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/edward-bulwer-lytton-18835_statesman_can-any-man-doubt-whether-it-is-better-t_2480865.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Can any man doubt whether it is better to be a great statesman or a common thief?” — Edward Bulwer-Lytton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A great statesman thinks several times, and acts; 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