"A great man is always willing to..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The field cannot be seen from within the field.”

“Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend”

“When the act of reflection takes place in the mind, when we look at ourselves in the light of thought, we discover that our life is embosomed in beauty.”

“The will to incessant creation is vulgar, betraying jealousy, envy, and ambition. Assuming that you are something, there is really nothing that you need to do-and yet you do a great deal. Above the "productive" man there is still a higher type.”

“Failing is another stepping-stone to greatness.”

“Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain? The ability to suffer is a small matter: in that line, weak women and even slaves often attain masterliness. But not to perish from internal distress and doubt when one inflicts great suffering and hears the cry of it that is great, that belongs to greatness.”

“If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.”

“The first step to leadership is servanthood.”

“Learn to lead in a nourishing manner.Learn to lead without being possessive.Learn to be helpful without taking the credit.Learn to lead without coercion.”