Statesman Quotes

“The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation.”

“A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.”

“And envy, envious of a time when the poet, the mystic, the scientist and the statesman were nobler than the merchant.”

“State first, subject second, statesman last.”

“Now and then I am asked as to ‘what books a statesman should read,’ and my answer is, poetry and novels – including short stories under the head of novels.”

“The heart of a statesman should be in his head.”

“The statesman shears the sheep the politician skins them.”

“The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.”

“The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.”