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While there are no perfect men, there are those who become relatively perfect leaders of men because something in their makeup brings out in strength the highest virtues of all who follow them. That is the way of human nature. Minor shortcomings do not impair the loyalty or growth of the follower who has found someone whose strengths he deems worth emulating. On the other hand, to recognize merit, you must yourself have it. The act of recognizing the worthwhile traits in another person is both the test and the making of character.

General S.L.A. Marshall

Military Leadership: In Pursuit of Excellence (Boulder: Westview, 1996), 101

It’s improper for one person to take credit when it takes so many people to build a successful organization.

Jim Sinegal, COSTCO CEO

Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself and let your troops see that you don’t in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well-mannered. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide.

German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel