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.
Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.;William Shakespeare;best 6245;If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance.;George Bernard Shaw;best 6246;Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality.;Eleanor Roosevelt;best 6247;Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter.;Friedrich Nietzsche;best 6248;When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.
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.
Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline simulated fear postulates courage simulated weakness postulates strength.
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.
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline simulated fear postulates courage simulated weakness postulates strength.
Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
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.'
If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.
Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.
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.
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.
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.