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Quotes by Chinese Authors
"The Master said, "I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or onewho hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue, would esteemnothing above it. He who hated what is not virtuous, would practicevirtue in such a way that he would not allow anything that is notvirtuous to approach his person."Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I havenot seen the case in which his strength would be insufficient."Should there possibly be any such case, I have not seen it."
"To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy."
"Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life."
"It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results."
"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."
"A man whose strength gives out collapses along the course. In your case you set the limits beforehand."
"Knowing it does not compare with loving it, loving it does not compare with delighting in it."
"We on our part will stick to our independent foreign policy of peace, acting forever as a strong defender of world peace and a persistent proponent of common development."
"If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory."
"He who advances without seeking fame,Who retreats without escaping blame,He whose one aim is to protect his people and serve his lord,The man is a jewel of the Realm."
"Where words lose their meaning, people lose their lives."
"If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music do not flourish."
"Material and infinite are inseparableAppreciating their interconnectednessis the gateway to understanding."
"When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION."
"The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials."
"When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home."
"All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small."
"Time flows away like the water in the river."
"Thirty spokesShare one hub.Make the nothing therein appropriate, and you will have the use of the cart."
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat."
"Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream."
"When the best leader's work is done the people say, "We did it ourselves.""
"Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs."
"Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat."
"Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Startwith what they know. Build with what they have. But with the bestleaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people willsay 'We have done this ourselves."
"If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner."
"He who is in harmony with the Taois like a newborn child.Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,but its grip is powerful.It doesn't know about the unionof male and female,yet its penis can stand erect,so intense is its vital power.It can scream its head off all day,yet it never becomes hoarse,so complete is its harmony.The Master's power is like this.He lets all things come and goeffortlessly, without desire.He never expects results;thus he is never disappointed.He is never disappointed;thus his spirit never grows old."
"Revere the unity of all-that-iscarry out your daily activities with compassion;if you do not limit your compassion,you yourself will not be limited."
"Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas."
"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."
"It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs."
"The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world."
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