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Quotes by Chinese Authors
"The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach."
"He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared."
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
"We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country -- its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps."
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."
"If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence."
"If you look at their intentions, examine their motives, and scrutinize what brings them contentment " how can people hide who they are? How can they hide who they really are?"
"The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls but in the space within to be lived in."
"The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger."
"How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound together. As it proceeds, they should be in harmony while severally distinct and flowing without break, and thus on to the conclusion."
"Words are the voice of the heart."
"If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness."
"To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job."
"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious."
"Don't grieve when people fail to recognize your ability. Grieve for your lack of ability instead."
"If the people never fear death,what is the purpose of threatening to kill them?If the people ever fear death,and I were to capture and kill those who are devious,who would dare to be so?If the people must be ever fearful of death,then there will always be an executioner.Now,To kill in place of the executionerIs likeHewing wood in place of the master carpenter;Few indeed will escape cutting their own hands!"
"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."
"Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment - that which they cannot anticipate."
"Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."
"The heart that gives, gathers."
"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."
"No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I could, As I can't you must take them as they are."
"If you understand others you are smart.If you understand yourself you are illuminated.If you overcome others you are powerful.If you overcome yourself you have strength.If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.If you can act with vigor, you have a will.If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.If you die without loss, you are eternal."
"Nothing is more visible than things hidden; Nothing is more manifest than things minute; Therefore, the superior man should be aware of his aloneness."
"In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write?"
"War is like a fire - if you do not put it out, it will burn itself out."
"If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you."
"Just remain in the center, watching. And then forget that you are there."
"If we wish to wrest an advantage from the enemy, we must not fix our minds on that alone, but allow for the possibility of the enemy also doing some harm to us, and let this enter as a factor into our calculations."
"Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted."
"When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points."
"He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it."
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