Generosity is [true] leadership, sovereignty is [only] administration

الْجُودُ رِيَاسَةٌ الْمُلْكُ سِيَاسَةٌ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Leadership is destruction

الرِّيَاسَةُ عَطَبٌ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Tolerance is the embellishment of politics [and leadership]

الِاحْتِمَالُ زَيْنُ السِّيَاسَةِ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Good administration is the mainstay of the citizenry

حُسْنُ السِّيَاسَةِ قَوَامُ الرَّعِيَّةِ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Good administration makes leadership last

حُسْنُ السِّيَاسَةِ يَسْتَدِيمُ الرِّيَاسَةَ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Good planning and keeping away from wastefulness are from good politics

حُسْنُ التَّدْبِيرِ وَتَجَنُّبُ التَّبْذِيرِ مِنْ حُسْنِ السِّيَاسَةِ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

The excellence of leadership is [in] good governance

فَضِيلَةُ الرِّيَاسَةِ حُسْنُ السِّيَاسَةِ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

One whose administration is good, obeying him becomes obligatory

مَنْ حَسُنَتْ سِيَاسَتُهُ وَجَبَتْ طَاعَتُهُ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

One whose administration is good, his leadership lasts

مَنْ حَسُنَتْ سِيَاسَتُهُ دَامَتْ رِيَاسَتُهُ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

One who governs [and trains] his soul has [truly] comprehended [the art of] administration

مَنْ سَاسَ نَفْسَهُ أَدْرَكَ السِّيَاسَةَ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

One who extends his goodness [to the people] deserves leadership

مَنْ بَذَلَ مَعْرُوفَهُ اسْتَحَقَّ الرِّيَاسَةَ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

One who aspires to rise to power is patient in the face of the torment of politics

مَنْ سَمَا إِلَى الرِّئَاسَةِ صَبَرَ عَلَى مَضَضِ السِّيَاسَةِ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

One who falls short in administration [and politics] is poor in [and incapable of] leadership

مَنْ قَصُرَ عَنِ السِّيَاسَةِ صَغُرَ عَنِ الرِّيَاسَةِ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

One who takes the truth as his reins, the people will take him to be their leader

مَنِ اتَّخَذَ الْحَقَّ لِجَاماً اتَّخَذَهُ النَّاسُ إِمَاماً

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

The foundation of administration is justice

مِلَاكُ السِّيَاسَةِ الْعَدْلُ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

There is no leadership like [practicing] justice in administration

لَا رِيَاسَةَ كَالْعَدْلِ فِي السِّيَاسَةِ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

The best policy is leniency

نِعْمَ السِّيَاسَةُ الرِّفْقُ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

The most difficult of administrative policies is the removal of habits [and customs]

أَصْعَبُ السِّيَاسَاتِ نَقْلُ الْعَادَاتِ

Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech