tzu Quotes

“Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.”

“Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?”

“Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.”