Noun
A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities.
One occupied with the affairs of government, and influental in shaping its policy.
A small landholder.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. Walter Bagehot
A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman. David Lloyd George
A politician ... is a man who thinks of the next election; while the statesman thinks of the next generation. James Freeman Clarke
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. Ambrose Bierce
Let the salad-maker be a spendthrift for oil, a miser for vinegar, a statesman for salt, and a madman for tossing. Spanish Proverb
Three humble shoemakers brainstorming make a great statesman. Chinese Proverb