To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed. |
To know men is to be wise; to know oneself is to be illumined |
To lead people, walk beside them... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!' |
To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. |
To perceive things in the germ is intelligence |
To see things in the seed, that is genius. |
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. |
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... |
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself. |
When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will win |
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be |
When the best leader's work is done the people say, ''We did it ourselves.'' |
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally. |
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. |
Without stirring abroad, one can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window one can see the way of heaven. The further one goes the less one knows. |