--- title: "3 Great leader Quotes By Laozi" description: "3 Great leader quotes by Laozi. Plus more from Laozi and more Great leader sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/laozi-147_army_be-gentle-and-you-can-be-bold-be-frugal_1567776.jpg" --- > [Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/be-gentle-and-you-can-be-bold-be-frugal-and-you-can-be-liberal-avoid/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/laozi-147_army_be-gentle-and-you-can-be-bold-be-frugal_1567776.jpg) > [Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/leadership-is-your-ability-to-hide-your-panic-from-others/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/laozi-147_ability_leadership-is-your-ability-to-hide-your_2453781.jpg) > [The best form of leadership is to be conscious of the leadership potential with the followers and to let them unleash this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-best-form-of-leadership-is-to-be-conscious-of-the-leadership/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/laozi-147_accomplish_the-best-form-of-leadership-is-to-be-con_3140545.jpg) ## Other authors on Great leader - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-simon-sinek-85514.jpg) Simon Sinek 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/simon-sinek/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kim-jongun-57240.jpg) Kim Jong-un 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/kim-jong-un/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-warren-g-bennis-94557.jpg) Warren G. Bennis 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/warren-g-bennis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-c-maxwell-51081.jpg) John C. Maxwell 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-colin-powell-24831.jpg) Colin Powell 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/colin-powell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-napoleon-hill-70196.jpg) Napoleon Hill 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/napoleon-hill/) - [Gift Gugu Mona 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/gift-gugu-mona/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-yssubramanyam-13243.jpg) Yssubramanyam 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/yssubramanyam/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-c-collins-46159.jpg) James C. Collins 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/james-c-collins/) ## More by Laozi > [When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/when-you-have-accomplished-your-goal-simply-walk-away-this-is-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-lightness-the-root-is-lost-in-haste-the-ruler-is-lost/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/if-the-sage-wants-to-stand-above-people-he-must-speak-to-them-from/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/goodie-goodies-are-the-thieves-of-virtue/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-that-humbles-himself-shall-be-preserved-entire-he-that-bends-shall/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-way-of-the-sage-is-to-act-but-not-to-compete/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/do-nondoing-strive-for-nonstriving-savor-the-flavorless-regard-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Without looking through the window, you can see Heaven's Way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/without-looking-through-the-window-you-can-see-heaven-s-way/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/can-you-dissolve-your-ego-can-you-abandon-the-idea-of-self-and-other/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-tao-is-the-center-of-the-universe-the-good-man-s-treasure-the-bad/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [What's the difference between beautiful and ugly?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-s-the-difference-between-beautiful-and-ugly/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-stillness-the-muddied-water-returns-to-clarity/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-the-sage-is-good-to-those-who-are-good-he-is-also-good-to-those/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [There is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/there-is-a-thing-inherent-and-natural-which-existed-before-heaven-and/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-is-a-good-man-but-a-bad-man-s-teacher-what-is-a-bad-man-but-a/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-leader/laozi/#itemlist", "name": "3 Great leader Quotes By Laozi", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/be-gentle-and-you-can-be-bold-be-frugal-and-you-can-be-liberal-avoid/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/laozi-147_army_be-gentle-and-you-can-be-bold-be-frugal_1567776.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/laozi-147_army_be-gentle-and-you-can-be-bold-be-frugal_1567776.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/laozi-147_army_be-gentle-and-you-can-be-bold-be-frugal_1567776.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and…” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/leadership-is-your-ability-to-hide-your-panic-from-others/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/laozi-147_ability_leadership-is-your-ability-to-hide-your_2453781.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/laozi-147_ability_leadership-is-your-ability-to-hide-your_2453781.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/laozi-147_ability_leadership-is-your-ability-to-hide-your_2453781.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Leadership is your ability to hide your panic from others.” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The best form of leadership is to be conscious of the leadership potential with the followers and to let them unleash this potential in a spontaneous way. 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