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Danh ngôn của Lao Tzu (Sứ mệnh: 5)

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.'
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.
If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
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.
Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
Silence is a source of great strength.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
The words of truth are always paradoxical.
Great acts are made up of small deeds.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.
When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.
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.
When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
Nature is not human hearted.
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.
The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
Be the chief but never the lord.
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.
From caring comes courage.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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.