Aristotle Quotes

Who has not served cannot command.

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

No one is able to rule unless he is also able to be ruled.

Those who can, must obey.

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

Learn to obey before you command.

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

They must be governed by and be subordinate to you.

The White House Chief of Staff must always remember that he is staff and not chief.

The exercise of authority is odious, and they who know how to govern, leave it in abeyance as much as possible.

My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it...People need somebody to watch over them.... Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave.

It's a lot easier to let someone else be Caesar.

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

Civilization is always in danger when those who have never learned to obey are given the right to command.

Through obedience learn to command.

Being in command means making tough decisions. Not being in command means shutting up and doing what you're told. --Artemis Fowl

I mean loyalty - you know, look, first we serve the people. I've always looked at that. You serve the people first. But having said that, you never forget who's in charge. You never forget who the CEO of a country is when you decide to serve. And so everyone works at the pleasure of the president. And that's what, you know, we have to remember is if he doesn't feel comfortable, he can do something about it.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.

Authority is not a quality one person 'has', in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him.

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

Dear, never forget one little point. It's my business. You just work here.