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We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress.
Li Ka-shing
Knowledge
Age
Progress
Vision
Logical
Approaching
Degree
Thinking
Synthesis
Broader
We Cannot
Critical
Critical Thinking
Constructive
Merely
Demands
New
New Age
Without
Cannot
Which
Capabilities
Skill
Deduction
Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.
Mao Zedong
Struggle
Miracles
Once
Possible
Grasped
Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
Sun Tzu
Defense
General
Attack
He
Know
Does
Opponent
Hence
Whose
Defend
Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.
Sun Tzu
Death
Prohibit
Feared
Superstitious
Taking
Calamity
Until
Itself
Then
Doubts
Away
Need
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Confucius
Happiness
Wisdom
Change
Must
Would
Would-Be
Constant
Often
Who
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.
Confucius
Knowledge
You
Allow
Know
Hold
Thing
When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
Confucius
Character
Worth
Think
Ourselves
See
Examine
Contrary
Them
Turn
Persons
Should
Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.
Confucius
Life
Death
Depend
Honors
Determined
Heaven
Riches
Appointments
Creativity is not talent but attitude.
Jenova Chen
Attitude
Creativity
Talent
Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.
Lao Tzu
Words
Fine
Sincere
There was something undifferentiated and yet complete, which existed before Heaven and Earth. Soundless and formless, it depends on nothing and does not change. It operates everywhere and is free from danger. It may be considered the mother of the universe. I do not know its name; I call it Tao.
Lao Tzu
Change
Mother
Free
Before
Nothing
Universe
Complete
Considered
Earth
Danger
Everywhere
Something
Name
Know
Call
Does
Existed
May
Heaven
Depends
Which
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.
Lao Tzu
Strength
Courage
Fear
Discipline
Weakness
Perfect
Simulated
Disorder
I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.
Lao Tzu
Myself
Good
Evil
Spirits
Concern
Nor
Gods
Any
Either
Serve
Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.
Lao Tzu
World
Looking
Way
Further
Out
See
Window
Abroad
Know
Knows
Without
Stirring
Goes
Heaven
Less
Whole
The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
Lao Tzu
Good
Great
People
Leader
Wicked
Good Leader
Despise
Say
Ourselves
Great Leader
People Say
He
Revere
Did
Who
People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
Lao Tzu
Failure
People
Will
Beginning
About
Remains
He
Fail
Affairs
End
Often
Succeed
Careful
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.
Lao Tzu
Good
Benefits
Others
Way
More
Gives
Never
He
Himself
Sage
Does
Gets
Hoard
Heaven
Act
Helps
Compete
Harm
Win or lose, I believe in giving my best and that is what I always do.
Lin Dan
Best
Win
Win Or Lose
Giving
Lose
Believe
Always
If you want to enter hell, don't complain of the dark; you can't blame the world for being unfair if you start on the path of the rebel.
Liu Xiaobo
You
Blame
World
Dark
Path
Unfair
Hell
Complain
Enter
Being
Want
Rebel
Start
The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it.
Mao Zedong
Work
Leadership
Responsibility
Resolve
Out
Point
Identify
Line
Historical
Dominant
Contradiction
Process
Central
Work Out
Each
Cardinal
A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time.
Mencius
Time
Path
Mountains
Grass
Through
Unused
Equally
Becomes
Blocked
Trail
Short
Short Time
Used
I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.
Mencius
Life
Together
Righteousness
Will
Bear
Take
Like
Also
Fish
Go
Cannot
Choose
Keep
Two
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
Sun Tzu
Victory
Herd
See
Only
Excellence
Within
Common
Ken
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
Zhuangzi
You
Mind
Free
Whatever
Stay
Accepting
Doing
Ultimate
May
Happen
Centered
Your
Flow
Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge, but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.
Zhuangzi
Knowledge
Honor
Men
Sphere
Lies
Beyond
Within
How
Dependent
Realize
I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place.
Xun Kuang
Distance
Once
Out
High
Tried
See
Could
Climbing
Up
Place
Far
Much
Toes
Standing
Farther
Standing Up
Found
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