Inspirational Quotes by Zhiming Yuan

“If you want to accord with the Tao, just do your job, then let go.”

“O Tao imaginou o Um, o Um exalou o Dois, o Dois é pai do Três e o Três, pai de todas as coisas.”

“Govern large countries like you cook little fish.”

“Quisiera poseer la sabiduría para poder marchar por el Gran Camino sin temor a desviarme. El Gran Camino es llano y recto, pero la gente elige los senderos tortuosos.”

“Seeing details is called clarity, Holding on to the soft is called strength, Utilize the light, Return to the clarity, Leaving no disasters for the self, This is called practicing constancy”

“Por eso, el sabio hace su trabajo sin acumular nada por él, realiza su obra sin apropiarse de ella, y no se vanagloria de su sabiduría.”

“The wise are not conspicuous in their actions  or given to much talking. When troubles arise, they are not irritated. They produce, but do not hoard; They act, but expect no praise; They build, but do not dwell therein. And because they do not dwell therein, They never depart.”

“為無為”

“Hollowed out, clay makes a pot. Where the pot's not is where it's useful.”

“The greatest of rulers is but a shadowy presence;”

“While protecting the people, they do not control them. They are motherly and fatherly, but not domineering. They persuade with words, not weapons.”

“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”

“Those who are good at military action achieve their goal and then stop.”

“Conquistar a otros, significa tener poder. Conquistarse a uno mismo, significa tener fortaleza.”

“Akıllı adam yarışmaz, böylece kimse ona karşı kazanamaz.”

“la habilidad del sabio de lograr lo grandioso, proviene de no engrandecerse. Así es capaz de lograr lo grandioso.”

“If you aren’t afraid of dying, there is nothing you can’t achieve.”

“To be proud with wealth and honor Is to sow seeds of one's own downfall.”

“What I'm teaching you is easy to understand. Perhaps you're thinking too hard. What I'm teaching you is easy to put into practice. Perhaps you should relax. What I'm teaching you has a source, but you're expecting a result. You want the precious jade; I offer only homespun cloth. Which will keep you warm?”

“Can you step back from your mind and thus understand all things?”