Zig Ziglar Quotes

Jesus measured greatness in terms of service not status. God determines your greatness by how many people you serve, not how many people serve you.

One of the most amazing things ever said on this earth is Jesus's statement: "He that is greatest among you shall be your servant." Nobody has one chance in a billion of being thought really great after a century has passed except those who have been the servants of all. That strange realist from Bethlehem knew that.

The secret to greatness is in serving everyone else.

He who is greatest among you shall be a servant. That's the new definition of greatness. ... By giving that definition of greatness, it means that everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.

Do not be afraid of a small beginning. great things come afterwards. Be courageous. Do not try to lead your brethren, but serve them. The brutal mania for leading has sunk many a great ships in the waters of life. Take care especially of that, i.e. be unselfish even unto death, and work.

...because with us what is highest must be at the service of others.

Let us be servants in order to be leaders.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

I think of Pope Gregory the Great. He wanted the cloister. He wanted to pray and study, and yet he was thrust into this administrative job, and he submitted to that. And in that submission, he became a great leader. You could say that the only person who is safe to lead is the person who is free to submit.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

Leadership is about being a servant first.

Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return

Timothy's great value was that he was always willing to go anywhere; and in his hands a message was as safe as if Paul had delivered it himself. Others might be consumed with selfish ambition; but Timothy's one desire was to serve Paul and Jesus Christ. He is the patron saint of all those who are quite content with the second place, so long as they can serve.

Serve, serve, serve. Because in the end, it will be the servants who save us all.

One of the deepest principles of life and leadership: it's not about you.

Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become

If you want to be important-wonderful. If you want to be recognized-wonderful. If you want to be great-wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That's a new definition of greatness.

I think we should all be servants. To be really great in God's eyes is to be least among each other and serve each other.

Above all, leadership is a position of servanthood.

The world's idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.

It was actually the opposite of what a director once said to me. He said, 'Remember, everyone is here to serve you.' And as he walked away, I thought to myself, 'It's exactly the opposite: I'm here to serve everyone.

Jesus washes the feet of the Apostles. Are we ready to serve others like this.

The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.

You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.

Good leaders must first become good servants.