Leaders and Meekness

Μὴ τὴν ἔννομον ἀρχὴν τοῖς ἀναρμόστοις ἥθεσιν ἐκβαρβάρου, άλλὰ τοῖς πρέπουσιν αὐτῇ πράγμασι κατακόμει πραότητος μεταδιδοὺς τοῖς ἀθύμοις, καὶ ἰσοτητος τοῖς ἤττοσι πρὸς τοὺς μείζους· καὶ τότε λαμπρὸν ἐξάψεις πυρσὸν τῆς εὐνομίας. Ὑπέκκαυμα γάρ ἐστι δικαιοσύνη τοῦ φωστῆρος τῆς εὐαρχίας. Ἅγιος Ἰσίδωρος Του Πηλουσιώτου, Βιβλίον Πρῶτον, Ἐπιστολή ΣΗ', Δονατῳ

It is not fitting for a legitimate leader to adopt barbarous conduct, but rather it is proper that he adorn himself with meekness, giving to himself a passionless soul, and so fairly he treats both the little and the great and he kindles the bright lamp of justice. Righteousness is the fuel of the the light of good government. Saint Isidore of Pelusium, Book 1, Letter 208, to Donatos