what is your favorite spiritual leadership quote, from the bible etc... that you think illustrates a leader?

Answer 1

Turn the other cheek.

Answer 2

1.He (Prophet Mohamad) is—as his wife`A’ishah described him—the “Qur’an in motion.”

2.“Knowledge is better than wealth - knowledge is a protection for you whereas it is you that has to protect wealth.” (As mentioned by Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph in Islam)

3.I looked at all friends, and did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue. I thought about all dresses, but did not find a better dress than piety. I thought about all types of wealth, but did not find a better wealth than contentment in little. I thought of all types of good deeds, but did not find a better deed than offering good advice. I looked at all types of sustenance, but did not find a better sustenance than patience ---- Umar Ibnul Khattab,the third caliph in Islam

4."Many things in life will catch your eye but few will catch your heart. Pursue those." -Rumi

5. God created suffering and heartache, so that joy might be known as their opposite. Hidden things become manifest through their opposites. But God has no opposite; so he remains hidden. Light is known as the opposite of darkness. But God's light has no opposite. Thus we cannot know him through our eyes---Rumi

Answer 3

When the prophet Joseph Smith was asked how he governed his people so well, he replied, “I teach them correct principles, and they govern themselves.”