Nature Sayings and Quotes

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


A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a hair.     -- Iranian (on leadership)
A great one must have a long heart.     -- Ethiopian (on leadership)
A ruler must sometimes humor as well as command.      -- unknown
An army of a thousand is easy to find but ah how difficult to find a general.      -- Chinese Proverb<
Even the largest army is nothing without a good general.     -- Afghan (on leadership)
Great chiefs prove their worthiness.      -- Seneca Proverb
He that cannot obey, cannot command.      -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
He who rules must fully humor as much as he commands.      -- George Eliot (1819-1880)
If the townspeople are happy, look to the chief.     -- Liberian (on leadership)
If you can't serve, you can't rule.     -- Bulgarian (on leadership)
In the country of the blind, the one     -- man is king. - Desiderius Erasmus (1465-1536)
Masterly retreat is in itself a victory.      -- Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993)
One man can make a difference.      -- unknown
Take the bull by the horns.      -- North American Saying
The good will of the governed will be starved if not fed by the good deeds of the governors.      -- Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world.      -- William Ross Wallace (1819-1881)
The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his tail.      -- John Wycliffe (c.1320-1384) alternate source:Belizean (on leadership)
The master of the people is their servant.     -- Yemeni (on leadership)
Whatever the boss says goes.      -- unknown
When money speaks, truth keeps silent.     -- Russian (on money)
When we think we lead, we are most led.      -- Henry James Byron (1834-1884)