A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
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Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens.
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An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
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Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.
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From wonder into wonder existence opens.
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
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Great acts are made up of small deeds.
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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
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He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
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He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
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He who knows himself is enlightened.
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He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.
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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.
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He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
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I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
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If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
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If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
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If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
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Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
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Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.
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Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
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Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
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One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
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Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
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The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
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To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
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To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.
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To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
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Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.
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Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
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When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
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When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
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When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
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