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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders
To see things in the seed, that is genius
To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect
To lead people walk behind them
To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty
Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge
The words of truth are always paradoxical
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own
The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without even having to fight them
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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