John Oswald Sanders - True Quotes

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True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience.

John Oswald Sanders
We are at this moment as close to God as we really choose to be. True, there are times when we would like to know a deeper intimacy, but when it comes to the point, we are not prepared to pay the price involved.

John Oswald Sanders
Is it not true that the ability to apologize is one of the elements of true greatness? It is the small-souled man who will not stoop to apologize.

John Oswald Sanders
True leadership is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you.

John Oswald Sanders
Faith never knows where it is being led, or it would not be faith. True faith is content to travel under sealed orders.

John Oswald Sanders
True greatness,true leadership,is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. True service is never without cost. Often it comes with a painful baptism of suffering. But the true spiritual leader is focused on the service he and she can render to God and other people, not on the residuals and perks of high office or holy title. We must aim to put more into life than we take out.

John Oswald Sanders
Leaders who want to show sensitivity should listen often and long and talk short and seldom. Many so-called leaders are too busy to listen. True leaders know that time spent listening is well invested.

John Oswald Sanders