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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Related A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, wo... LAO TZU A leader is best When people barely know he exists Of a good leader, who talks little, LAO TZU A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, wo... LAO-TZU A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they w... LAO TZU ...what is sacred is the other person -we forget that sometimes - and fail to honor who they are ... JOHN GEDDES We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will hono... MARY KAY ASH We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will hono... MARY ASH When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' LAO TZU I think we have to face right in the center of the hurricane, if you will, Martin Luther King, Jr.... MICHAEL ERIC DYSON My knight may not wear a coat of shining armor, but his code of glowing honor will never fail to pro... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts... ADAM CLARKE There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk “his life, his fo... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN It's a pity. I don't know who he is to you... But you are disgusting. To claim you fight for his hon... CHARLES LEE People who honor God will always rejoice in His presence SUNDAY ADELAJA The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The gre... LAO-TZU The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The gre... LAO TZU A good leader gives his people an allowance to fail, an opportunity to grow, and the responsibility ... JOHN B. BEJO Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud. SOPHOCLES When the best leader's work is done the people say, We did it ourselves. LAO-TZU When the best leader's work is done the people say, ''We did it ourselves.'' LAO TZU The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The gre... LAO TZU The very highest leader is barely known by men. Then come the leader they know
and love. Then the le... LAO TSU To lead people, walk beside them... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existenc... LAO TZU I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating. SOPHOCLES We shall not fail. The dream will be fulfilled. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating SOPHOCLES Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build with ... LAO TZU Respect, honor and appreciate those who say thank you when you do something for them even they say t... HLONIM When you are always ready to embrace the last option-death; then all other options chase you, thus s... DR HITESH C SHETH The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself. BLAINE LEE Seven principles for eradicating selfish ambition in the fellowship: 2. the ministry of meekness ... DIETRICH BONHOEFFER Jealousy is a serious disease, that reflects who people are when others are achieving great things. ... DE PHILOSOPHER DJ KYOSS Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you. BILL RANCIC He chose to honor us with His priesthood. So we honor Him by honoring His priesthood - both its powe... RUSSELL M. NELSON To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their ex... LAO TZU It'll be an honor. You hear so much about it, how great of a coach he is, and all this. It's just an... JUWAN SIMPSON Luck is for those who think they will fail TERRY JARDEN A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation. RYNE SANDBERG There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk "his life, his fort... ROBERT A. HEINLEIN This is just a tremendous honor for me because it indicates respect from your peers, but it especial... JIM COLE An entrepreneur is a man who knows he can fail, but he does not accept to fail before he actually fa... BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA People do not plan to fail, they just fail to plan. UNKNOWN Jesus was a great leader who fulfilled his purpose by maximizing the potentials of his followers SUNDAY ADELAJA Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger amon... KHALIL GIBRAN Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger amon... KAHLIL GIBRAN There's always going to be fighting. People of honor have to be a part of that, because if they aren... MERCEDES LACKEY The world is full of men who want to be right, when actually the secret of a man's strength and his ... JIM ANDERSON They know they are inferior to the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf, so this is their way of telling Am... MEIR JAVEDANFAR Who says kids fail? They never fail. Only parents and teachers fail. LALIT BHOJWANI Man...will never fail to fail you...But God... DEYON ANTEKO PITTER It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others would h... ORSON SCOTT CARD When people read his books they have an uncontrollable desire to hang the author in the town square.... ROBERTO BOLAñO When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally. LAO TSE When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally. LAO TZU God, in a man who is made partaker of His nature, desireth and taketh no revenge for all the wrong t... FRANÇOIS DE SALES Stop judging your life only by the failures," he whispered. "What should I do?" she whispered. ... MICHELLE SAGARA WEST We honor him as a fallen American hero. We are here to honor this young man, support his family and ... ASHA LAMY When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people's hearts. -Lao Tzu. LAO TZU Trustworthiness is a mark of a success-minded person. To be seen as trustworthy is a great complimen... JOHN PATRICK HICKEY Did you try and fail today, or did you fail to try. KENT POLLON “What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher?
What is a bad man but a good man’s job?
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have. UNKNOWN Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before other... LAO TZU People keep asking me, 'Why do you do shows that fail?' But they just don't understand. I LIKE doing... ERIC BALFOUR You will fail. Then they will kill you." - Vandara to Kira, following Kira's trial. LOIS LOWRY Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men. ALEXANDER POPE I'm hoping people there (in Charles City) will fly their flags in his honor. BETH EDMUNDSON The Pilgrim and the Puritan whom we honor tonight were men who did a great deal of work in the world... HENRY CABOT LODGE This is a tremendous honor, ... Thirty other people keep this company going. I'm grateful for my fam... BARBARA MILLER Announce to the hypocrites that they shall have a painful chastisement: / Those who take the unbelie... QURAN If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost ... FRANCESCO GUICCIARDINI The newcomer has lost his Twoleg collar in a battle for his honor. StarClan has spoken its approval ... ERIN HUNTER It is only when the whole country honor God, we will be able to say the land is blessed SUNDAY ADELAJA It's good to have all the coaches voting for you. This is a great honor for me. FIFI CAMARA When unfailing love comes to fail, It will fail forever. OSCAR AULIQ-ICE Nobody plans to fail, they just fail to plan. UNKNOWN Failures don't plan to fail; they fail to plan HARVEY MACKAY Failures don't plan to fail; they fail to plan HARVEY MACKAY If they fail to pay, irrespective of the consequences we will lock them out. GEORGE OKUNGU Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. PROVERB
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