Accomplished Quote by Laozi

When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.

— Anonymous

“And the good ruler is precisely the one who exercises his power as it ought to be exercised, that is, simultaneously exercising his power…

— Michel Foucault

“... we took from him, ... proclaimed ourselves sole rulers of the earth, though we have not yet been able to complete our work.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

— Aristotle

Not the least of the qualities that go into the making of a great ruler is the ability of letting others serve him.

— Cardinal Richelieu

Of course it's not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.

— George R. R. Martin

Every ruler must remember three things. Firstly, that he rules man; secondly, that he rules according to law, and thirdly, that he does not…

— Agathon

When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

— Lao Tzu

“It is the responsibility of good people to rise against bad rulers.”

— Abram Gitspof

The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.

— Sun Tzu

“In the past, the strongest individual was chosen as the leader or ruler. But the concept of civilization has decided to give the crown…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo