The sage wears clothes of coarse cloth but carries jewels in his bosom He knows himself but does not display himself He loves himself but does not hold himself in high esteem
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When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
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One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
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To lead people walk behind them.
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