Stand straight and people follow without being told.

What it means

Leadership by example works where orders fail. When your own conduct is right, others fall in line on their own; when it is not, commands get ignored. Fix your own posture before you correct anyone else's.

The source

"Stand straight and people follow without being told." Confucius said it in Analects 13.6. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"其身正，不令而行；其身不正，雖令不從。"

Original Chinese, Analects 13.6. Text read at zh.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Confucius (551-479 BC). Teacher from the state of Lu whose conversations, collected by his students as the Analects, shaped two thousand years of Chinese ethics. He taught that character is built through learning, ritual and honest self-examination.

Questions

What does "Stand straight and people follow without being told." mean?

Leadership by example works where orders fail. When your own conduct is right, others fall in line on their own; when it is not, commands get ignored. Fix your own posture before you correct anyone else's.

Who said "Stand straight and people follow without being told."?

Confucius (551-479 BC). Source: Analects 13.6.

What is the original Chinese?

其身正，不令而行；其身不正，雖令不從。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

Is "Stand straight and people follow without being told." on a shirt?

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