Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Startwith what they know. Build with what they have. But with the bestleaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people willsay 'We have done this ourselves.
Lao Tzu
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves.
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The leader shows that style is no substitute for substance, that creating an impression is more potent than acting from one's center.
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Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you; but of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, 'We did this ourselves.'
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To lead the people, walk behind them.
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When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.
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I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
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The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.
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