True leaders are born, not made, and possess original thoughts as well as unbounded courage. While circumstances can help shape true leaders, it is difficult to define exactly what makes someone a true leader or to predict where they will come from, as true leaders can emerge from all parts of society.

1. TRUE LEADERS
ARE BORN,
NOT MADE.

2. Any leader who
is worth his salt
is a true leader.

3. Circumstances mould or
fashion a true leader.

4. Society identifies a
true leader from its
surroundings.

5. True leaders know that
they are born for a
purpose.

6. There are also leaders
who are a bane to society.

7. Autocrats, dictators and
demagogues are a bane to
society.

8. Good leaders are hard
to find.

9. There are many quack
leaders in the world
today. Some have a foolish
notion that they are true
leaders.

10. A true leader is
possessed with originality
of thought.

11. A true leader is imbued
with unbounded courage.

12. Nobody really knows how
and why true leaders
behave as they do.

13. Nobody can explain who is
a true leader from a
follower.

14. No scientific explanations
for discovering and
choosing a true leader.

15. True leaders spring
from every nook and
cranny of society.

16. There is no set model to
determine which direction
true leaders are
coming from.