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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. Confucius
Wisdom Goals Action Adjust Steps Reached Obvious Cannot
Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend. Mao Zedong
Nature Thought Hundred Schools Contend Bloom Flowers
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius
Wealth Poverty Country Something Badly Well Governed Ashamed
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu
Fight Enemy Fighting Our Consists Battles Excellence Supreme Without Breaking Conquer Resistance
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. Lao Tzu
Work Best Leadership People Will Leader Aim Say Ourselves He Know His Exists Did Done Fulfilled Barely
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Sun Tzu
War Win First Seek Go While Victorious Then Warriors Defeated
We are all born alone and die alone. The loneliness is definitely part of the journey of life. Jenova Chen
Life Alone Loneliness Journey Definitely Born Part Die
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Confucius
Great Learning Lost Think Danger He Learn Does Learns Who Thinks
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Lao Tzu
Wisdom Patience Simplicity Compassion Three Greatest Just Teach Your Things Treasures
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
Strength Yourself Power Others True Mastering
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. Confucius
Humility Virtues Solid Solid Foundation Foundation
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. Lao Tzu
Water Nothing Softer More Than Flexible Resist
Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy. Liu Xiaobo
Life Wisdom Death Freedom Democracy Humanity Progress Hatred Poison Nation Tolerance Society Destroy Corrosive Life And Death Spirit Mentality Struggles Brutal Block Person Conscience Enmity
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. Confucius
You Yourself Others Done Want
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. Sun Tzu
War Art Enemy Made Own Our Rather Rely Fact Attacking Likelihood Him Readiness Coming His Art Of War Us Teaches Receive Chance Position
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack. Sun Tzu
Success Victory Defence Possibility Lies Attack
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu
Good Arriving Fixed Intent Plans Traveler
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. Confucius
Man Will Superior Superior Man Understands Sell Inferior Right
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. Lao Tzu
Good Honesty Honesty Is Treat Goodness Those Attained Thus Also Who Honest
When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.' Lao Tzu
Work Best Leadership People Leader Say Ourselves People Say Did Done
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. Sun Tzu
War Enemy Battles Thousand Self Thy Know Victories
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. Lao Tzu
Strength Strong Others He Himself Mighty Who Conquers
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. Lao Tzu
You Know Answer Being Want Center Your Who
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. Confucius
Man Dance Give Never Who Sword
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. Lao Tzu
You World Nothing Way Content Lacking Realize Whole Things Belongs Rejoice
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you. Lao Tzu
You Respect Yourself Will Everybody Simply Content Compare Compete
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