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The Imitation of Christ [De Imitatione Christi], Book 1, ch. 20, v. 2 (1.20.2) (c. 1418-27) [tr. Croft/Bolton (1940)] - Thomas a Kempis | WIST Quotations
No man rules safely unless he is willing to be ruled. No man commands safely unless he has learned well how to obey. [Nemo secure apparet nisi qui libenter latet. Nemo secure præcipit nisi qui obedire didicit.] See also Cicero. (Source (Latin)). Alternate translations: No man is sure in prelacy,…