One eye of the master sees more than four of the servants'.
Meaning: A leader's direct attention to detail accomplishes more than distant oversight of multiple subordinates.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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