Leadership Quote by Charles Spurgeon

From the height of their disillusionment they look down upon those whom they despise as simple souls. For my part I have no sympathy…

— Bertrand Russell

The effect of great and inevitable misfortune is to elevate those souls which it does not deprive of all virtue.

— Francois Guizot

We often despise what is most useful to us.

— Aesop

A strenuous soul hates cheap success.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is possible to indulge too great contempt for mere success, which is frequently attended with all the practical advantages of merit itself, and…

— William Benton Clulow

Few of us have the necessary unselfishness to hear with gladness the talents of others extolled or to listen with patience to the successes…

— D.E. Stevenson

The worst enslaving trait of all is greed. I rail against the substitution of money for worth. The idea that the endless accumulation of…

— Gerry Spence

It is easy to despise what you cannot get

— Aesop

Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Lofty souls are always inclined to make a virtue of misfortune.

— Honore de Balzac

The passion of acquiring riches in order to support a vain expense corrupts the purest souls.

— Francois Fenelon

It often requires more strength and judgment to resist than to embrace an opportunity. It is better to do nothing than to do other…

— Sydney Thompson Dobell