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To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. Lao Tzu
You Virtue Understand Realize Defect
We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view. Mao Zedong
Sky Big Think Too Top Would Entirely Only Small Bottom He Like Well Frog Different View Different View Thinks
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. Sun Tzu
Service Good Thought Country Kingdom Fearing General Only Advances Retreats Protect Without His Fame Sovereign Disgrace Who Whose Jewel
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. Sun Tzu
Leadership Enemy Wait Will Lies He Prudent Victorious Who
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own. Lao Tzu
Wise Man Wise Man Own Others More Gives Lay He Does His Up Treasures
You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die. Jack Ma
You Competitor Never Learn Die Should Your Copy
A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. Mao Zedong
Writing Dinner Picture Party Revolution Painting Dinner Party Embroidery Doing Essay
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself. Lao Tzu
You Yourself Be Yourself White Bathe Neither Goose Make Itself Snow Anything Need
Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech is to insult human rights, to stifle human nature and to suppress truth. Liu Xiaobo
Truth Nature Rights Mother Free Free Speech Human Nature Human Rights Free Expression Suppress Insult Stifle Human Root Base Expression Speech
Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done. Ang Lee
Angry You Anger Sometimes Get Done Things
I'm coming to this world not to work. I want to come to this world to enjoy my life. I don't want to die in my office. I want to die on the beaches. Jack Ma
Life Work World My Life Enjoy Beaches Come Coming Office Die Want
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder. Lao Tzu
Truth Expediency Lost Beginning Virtue Benevolence Shadow Mere Conduct Expedience Disorder Appears Right Right Conduct
He who is contented is rich. Lao Tzu
Rich He Contented Who
Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous. Mencius
Truth Time Dangerous Before Always Uttered
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near. Sun Tzu
You Enemy Believe Make Him Far Near
When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. Confucius
You Yourself Others Were Same Zeal
The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes. Lao Tzu
People Too Much Too Those Hungry Eat Because Up Authority Taxes Much
War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun. Mao Zedong
War Gun Abolish Only Through Take Up Get Order Rid Necessary
There is a saying, 'Eyes are the windows to the soul.' It means, mostly, people can see through someone else by eye contact in seven seconds. I have a habit that if I meet someone I don't know, I'd like to look at her or his eyes on purpose. When my eyes lay on them, I can immediately see their true color. Peng Liyuan
Saying Soul Eyes People Else Meet Seconds Seven Immediately Eye Eye Contact See Windows Someone Purpose Lay Habit Color Through Contact True Like Know Look Mostly His Them Means Her
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved. Sun Tzu
Victory Men Strategy Out Evolved See Tactics None Whereby Which Conquer
We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good... when trade stops, war comes. Jack Ma
War Good Path Along Globalization Trade Going Stops Should Keep
Trust the young people; trust this generation's innovation. They're making things, changing innovation every day. And all the consumers are the same: they want new things, they want cheap things, they want good things, they want unique things. If we can create these kind of things for consumers, they will come. Jack Ma
Good Day Trust Generation Every Day Innovation People Good Things Will New Things Young Every Changing Kind Consumers Cheap New Come Making Same Want Young People Create Unique Things
There are big problems that change the world. If we are working together, that will make us understand each other, appreciate each other, help each other. Jack Ma
Working Together Change Together World Problems Will Big Change The World Other Make Understand Big Problems Us Working Help Each Appreciate
For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. Sun Tzu
Enemy Win Fighting Hundred Battles Without Subdue Victories Skill
Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory. Sun Tzu
People Victory Will Fall Situation Live Danger Strive Plunge Able Annihilation Deadly Survive Confront Them Then
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle. Confucius
Courage See Principle Want Right
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