علّموني أنه لا يستطيع أحدٌ أن يكون قائدًا لهم إلا إذا أكل طعام الجنود، ولبس ثيابهم، وعاش على مستواهم، ومع ذلك بدا في نفسه أرفع منهم.

“They taught me that no man could be their leader except he ate the ranks' food, wore their clothes, lived level with them, and yet appeared better in himself.”T. E. Lawrence — Lawrence of Arabia: The Man Behind the Myth (Complete Autobiographical Works, Memoirs & Letters): Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Memoirs of the Arab Revolt) + The Evolution of a Revolt + The Mint (Memoirs of the secret service in Royal Air Force) + Collected Letters (1915-1935) (2015)