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Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability.
— Sun Tzu
It is only by this moderation that there is effected an early return (to man's normal state).
— Lao-Tzu
So, in their beautiful array,
— Lao-Tzu
Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.
— Sun Tzu
When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.
— Lao-Tzu
Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer what is intricate and artificial. - Lao Tzu
— Dan Millman
The pot's use comes from emptiness.
— Lao-Tzu
The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach.
— Sun Tzu
If I am able to determine the enemy's dispositions while at the same time I conceal my own, then I can concentrate and he must divide.
— Sun Tzu
Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
— Sun Tzu
Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy ... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.
— Sun Tzu
Live in a good place. Keep your mind deep. Treat others well. Stand by your word. Make fair rules. Do the right thing. Work when it's time.
— Lao-Tzu
Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.
— Sun Tzu
When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy, he can become as a (tender) babe.
— Lao-Tzu
If I had just a little bit of wisdom I should walk the great path and fear only straying from it.
— Lao-Tzu
The wise leader's plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together.
— Sun Tzu
He will strike the blow, but will be on his guard against being vain or boastful or arrogant in consequence of it.
— Lao-Tzu
The master leads
by emptying people's minds
and filling their cores,
by weakening their ambition
and toughening their resolve. — Lao-Tzu
by emptying people's minds
and filling their cores,
by weakening their ambition
and toughening their resolve. — Lao-Tzu
The world's most difficult affairs
begin in easiness.
The world's greatest affairs
always begin in the small. — Lao-Tzu
begin in easiness.
The world's greatest affairs
always begin in the small. — Lao-Tzu
With these three qualities, it cannot be made the subject of description; and hence we blend them together and obtain The One.
— Lao-Tzu
Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind is only on returning to camp.
— Sun Tzu
Attack the enemy's strategy.
— Sun Tzu
To begin by bluster, but afterwards to take fright at the enemy's numbers, shows a supreme lack of intelligence.
— Sun Tzu
One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful.
— Sun Tzu
The leader of armies is the arbiter of the people's fate, the man on whom it depends whether the nation shall be in peace or in peril.
— Sun Tzu
Spies are a most important element in water, because on them depends an army's ability to move.
— Sun Tzu
It is best to keep one's own state intact; to crush the enemy's state is only second best.
— Sun Tzu
On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies.
— Sun Tzu
Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus he is master of his enemy's fate.
— Sun Tzu
Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it's own accord.
— Lao-Tzu
Heaven's Tao is impartial,
yet those who follow its compassionate way
will always be nourished — Lao-Tzu
yet those who follow its compassionate way
will always be nourished — Lao-Tzu
Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him
— Sun Tzu
I didn't grow up with pets, but I live alone and figured a dog might be good for me. His name is Drexl, and he's a shih-tzu.
— Marsha Thomason
I had a shih tzu dog for 12 years - we were different in size but he was certainly man's best friend, he was my little guy.
— Brian Baumgartner
The ref blew the whistle and the pack took off. The "jostling" from earlier had turned into a "melee" Sun Tzu would have been afraid of.
— Shelly Laurenston
The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.
— Sun Tzu
Peace in Every step
— Lao-Tzu
When he has cleansed away the most mysterious sights (of his imagination), he can become without a flaw.
— Lao-Tzu
Sometimes you must yield in order to win, and sometimes maintaining a low place leads you to win.
— Lao-Tzu
Rejects what is more great;
— Lao-Tzu
mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy
— Sun Tzu
He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing.
— Lao-Tzu
Creating without claiming. Doing without taking credit. Guiding without interfering. This is primal virtue.
— Lao-Tzu
If you don't stand sincere by your words
how sincere can the people be?
Take great care over words, treasure them. — Lao-Tzu
how sincere can the people be?
Take great care over words, treasure them. — Lao-Tzu
You render the small vast and few many,
use integrity to repay hatred,
see the complexity in simplicity,
find the vast in the minute. — Lao-Tzu
use integrity to repay hatred,
see the complexity in simplicity,
find the vast in the minute. — Lao-Tzu
What calamity is greater than no contentment,
and what flaw greater than the passion for gain. — Lao-Tzu
and what flaw greater than the passion for gain. — Lao-Tzu
He who is not sage and wise, humane and just, cannot use secret agent.s. And he who is not delicate and subtle cannot get the truth out of them.
— Sun Tzu
Eviction," Frieda said. "You can't pay, you can't stay." She said in Yiddish, "Es iz shver tzu makhen a leben." It's hard to make a living.
— Amy Bloom
Taoism is the way of water. The most frequent element or symbol refered to in Lao Tzu's wrtings is the symbol of water.
— Frederick Lenz
Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle ... They conquer by strategy.
— Sun Tzu
The five colors make man's eyes blind, the five notes make his ears deaf, the five tastes injure his palate.
— Lao-Tzu
A bad man is a good man's job
— Lao-Tzu
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. LaoTzu. Just make sure that you step in the right direction.
— Lao-Tzu
Love is a decision - not an emotion!
— Lao-Tzu
A good traveler leaves no track.
— Lao-Tzu