Leadership Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Leadership quotes, Leadership sayings, and Leadership proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.


All happiness is in the mind.      -- English (on attitude)
Being happy is better than being king.      -- Hausa (West African) (on comparable worth)
Every tear has a smile behind it.      -- Iranian (on adversity)
Happiness is a state of mind.      -- unknown
Happiness isn't a goal, it's a by     -- uct. - Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
Happy is as happy does.      -- unknown
He who laughs last, laughs best.      -- Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
If you don't laugh, you'll cry.      -- unknown
Out of the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks.      -- Chaucer (c.1343-1400)
People should take time to be happy.      -- Grandma Moses (1860-1961)
Smiles open many doors.      -- unknown
Sorrow doesn't kill, reckless joy does.     -- Yoruba (West African (on joy and sorrow)
Sorrow is to the soul, as worm is to wood.     -- Turkish (on joy and sorrow)
The more the merrier.      -- John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
The person who gets stuck on petty happiness, will not attain great happiness.     -- Tibetan (on joy and sorrow)
Virtue and happiness are mother and daughter.      -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)