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