Statesman Quotes

“The difference between being an elder statesman And posing successfully as an elder statesman Is practically negligible.”

“The difference between being an elder statesman And posing successfully as an elder statesman Is practically negligible.”

“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.”