
17 Acting Simply
True leaders
are hardly known to their followers.
Next after them are the leaders
the people know and admire;
after them, those they fear;
after them, those they despise.
To give trust
is to get trust.
When the work is done right.
with no fuss or boasting,
ordinary people say,
Oh, we did it.

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