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.
It is better to do one’s own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty [...]
Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
It is wealth to be content.
Having given all he had, He [...]
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.
The way to do is to be.
As the soft yield of [...]
The reality of the building does not consist in the roof and walls, but in the space within to be lived in.
To lead the people, walk behind 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 [...]