The greatest leaders of men, such as Buddha, Confucius, Moses, and Christ, altered the behaviour of millions, making them do very difficult things, not by bullying them, but by ordering them in the same human way they ordered themselves. They are admired, even by disbelievers like myself, not for their willpower but for their poised reflective manner. Kind and objective, they had a clear understanding of what was necessary for the men of their time, and they treated themselves likewise.
—Moishe Feldenkrais, The Potent Self
