“Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.”

“Some men are much better and wiser than others, but experience seems to show that hardly any man is so much better than or wiser than others that he can permanently stand the test of irresponsible power over them.”

Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse (1864–1929) British sociologist

“It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc.

“Why are they [people] more likely to listen to people who tell them they can't make changes than they are to people who tell them they can?”

Donella Meadows (1941–2001) American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer

“You can´t just tell people what to do and then expect them to perform well.”

Mike Krzyzewski (1947) American basketball player and coach

“If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Don't blame other people for your problems.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki book Rich Dad Poor Dad

“… we must be a beacon of hope, because if you tell people there's nothing they can do, they will do worse than nothing.”

Margaret Atwood book The Year of the Flood

“There are worse things you can do to people you love than kill them.”

Chuck Palahniuk book Lullaby

“You can't think for other people. Nor can you feel for them or be them. They have to do that for themselves.”

Melina Marchetta book Looking for Alibrandi

“Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.”

Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American writer