Alexandre Havard > Quotes

“palabras de G.K. Chesterton, «Juana de Arco no estaba en ninguna encrucijada, bien por rechazar todos los caminos, como Tolstoi, o por aceptarlos todos, como Nietzsche. Ella escogió un camino y caminó por él como un rayo […]. Tolstoi solo elogiaba al campesino, pero ella era el campesino. Nietzsche solo elogiaba al guerrero, pero ella era el guerrero.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“The humble man sees himself as he really is. He acknowledges his weaknesses and shortcomings, but also his strengths and abilities. “To despise the gifts that God has given is not due to humility, but to ingratitude,” writes Thomas Aquinas.”
― Alexandre Havard, Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence

“«Las almas grandes tienen muy en cuenta las cosas pequeñas»[30], observó Escrivá.”
― Alexandre Havard, Liderazgo virtuoso (Palabra hoy)

“En lugar de poner nuestras esperanzas en el progreso social y en la ideología, debemos fortalecer nuestro carácter y desarrollar nuestras virtudes.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“The sine qua non of improvement is the emotionally mature and intelligent desire to overcome oneself and to help others do likewise. This desire stems from a deep awareness of the exalted vocation of man. “Leadership,” says Drucker, “is the lifting of a man’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a man’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a man’s personality beyond its normal limitations.”[33] This challenge applies both to the leader, and, through the leader, to the led. Leadership indeed is never an individualistic exercise. True leaders are always leaders of leaders.”
― Alexandre Havard, Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence

“la felicidad siempre es original porque es el fruto del amor y la virtud, que siempre son nuevas y creativas, pero la infelicidad es monótona, de la misma manera que lo es una vida sin amor y sin virtud.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“«Escuchar la propia conciencia y vivir de acuerdo a ella durante toda una vida vivida bajo el Comunismo: ¡eso es heroísmo!».”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“TRABAJA EN TI MISMO, MÁS QUE EN TUS IDEAS”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“La magnanimidad sin la humildad no es tal en absoluto, sino que se convierte en una traición a uno mismo y puede llevarnos fácilmente a desgracias personales de uno u otro tipo.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“Leaders, no matter what their religious or philosophical convictions are, feel the promptings of the natural moral law, compelling them to do good and avoid evil. Leaders are, of course, as subject to sinful inclinations as anyone else. But they know that if they habitually practice virtue, they will strengthen their character and overcome their flaws.”
― Alexandre Havard, Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence

“Para servir a los demás, antes tienes que saber cómo escucharles. «Mira mis orejas —decía Michelin—. Están abiertas, a la escucha. Es el diploma que yo más valoro».”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“Humility is the second virtue specific to leaders. Whereas magnanimity affirms our personal dignity and greatness, humility affirms the dignity and greatness of others. Leadership means pulling rather than pushing, teaching rather than ordering about, inspiring rather than berating. Thus, leadership is less about displays of power than the empowerment of others. To practice humility is to bring out the greatness in others, to give them the capacity to realize their human potential. In this sense, leaders are always teachers and fathers/mothers. Humility is the habit of serving others. A leader’s “followers” are the people he serves.”
― Alexandre Havard, Created for Greatness: The Power of Magnanimity

“So, remember these words: magnanimous environment, positive influences, and supportive atmosphere. Be intelligent enough to create such an environment and strong enough not to abandon it.”
― Alexandre Havard, Coached By Joan of Arc

“Para el magnánimo el mal no es algo que hacen los demás, sino el bien que él mismo, personalmente, ha dejado de hacer.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“El liderazgo no es en modo alguno un ejercicio individual: los verdaderos líderes son líderes de líderes.”
― Alexandre Havard, Liderazgo virtuoso (Palabra hoy)

“«negar a Dios es ceguera, pero la mayoría de las veces es una porquería». Uno niega las realidades más señaladas porque es más fácil vivir de esa manera: como un puerco.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“Communism claimed to represent the working class, but banned trade unions, collective bargaining, and the right to strike. Walesa chose to attach the real meaning to these concepts. He did not so much strike a blow against Communism as a blow for truth, a blow Communism did not survive.”
― Alexandre Havard, Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence

“Envy is not the ambition to possess as much as my neighbor possesses or to be as gifted as he is. Such an ambition can be a healthy thing and usually indicates an inclination to leadership. Envy is something else. It involves bitterness and resentment, possibly combined with a desire to bring down one’s neighbor. It can easily become a toxic brew engendering hatred. Often, it has its roots in an inferiority complex.”
― Alexandre Havard, Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence

“It is the regular rhythm of life, not the fleeting moment of emotions, which forges character and educates the heart.”
― Alexandre Havard, Coached By Joan of Arc

“la legalización del aborto no era simplemente un ataque frontal a la ley moral natural, sino también una expresión odiosa de desprecio por la ciencia.”
― Alexandre Havard, Liderazgo virtuoso (Palabra hoy)

“Al mismo tiempo que la magnanimidad reafirma nuestra dignidad y nuestra grandeza personales, la humildad reafirma la dignidad y la grandeza de los demás.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“«Si utilizo palabras sencillas cuando hablo es únicamente para asegurarme de que entiendo lo que estoy diciendo». Esto no es meramente una ocurrencia auto-crítica, sino una reflexión fruto de su profundo respeto por la gente a la que se dirige.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“Coming to terms with suffering and nobly accepting the challenge it represents is the path that leads to happiness.”
― Alexandre Havard, Free Hearts: Understanding Your Deepest Motivations

“«Las familias felices son todas iguales; pero las familias infelices son infelices cada una a su manera».”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior

“Humility is the habit of living in the truth and the big truth is that we were created to be loved. Letting God love us is the great challenge of life.”
― Alexandre Havard, Free Hearts: Understanding Your Deepest Motivations

“el liderazgo es una cuestión de carácter y que para cambiarse a sí mismo hace falta un esfuerzo profundo; que aquello merecía la pena porque la alegría de lograr esa transformación es una alegría inmensa.”
― Alexandre Havard, La dieta interior