Chapter 16
The highest type of ruler is one whose existence is merely known by the people below. The next best is one who is loved and praised. Next is one who is feared. The lowest is one who is despised.
When trust is insufficient, there arises distrust.
Unhurried and remote, such a one values words sparingly.
When the work is accomplished and affairs proceed successfully, the hundred families all say: 'We did this naturally ourselves.'