Earning It quotes
17 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Leading is not the same as being the leader. Being the leader means you hold the highest rank, either by earning it, good fortune or navigating internal politics. Leading, however, means that others willingly follow you—not because they have to, not because they are paid to, but because they want to."
"Giving money effectively is almost as hard as earning it in the first place."
"Not only is example the best way to teach, it is the only way."
"Unless the human race perspire more than I do, there is no occasion to live by the sweat of their brow. If men cannot get on without money (the smallest amount will suffice), the truest method of earning it is by working as a laborer at one dollar per day. You are least dependent so; I speak as an expert, having used several kinds of labor."
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