In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, dont try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. – Lao Tzu
When you are content to be simply yourself and dont compare or compete, everybody will respect you. – Lao Tzu
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish – too much handling will spoil it. – Lao Tzu
Those who have knowledge, dont predict. Those who predict, dont have knowledge. – Lao Tzu
A learned historian declared to me of a contemporary, that the latter had appropriated his researches; he might, indeed, and he had a right to refer to the same originals; but if his predecessor had opened the sources for him, gratitude is not a silent virtue. – Isaac D’Israeli, “Quotation,” A Second Series of Curiosities of Literature