Chinese Wisdom
Confucius … as Famed as any …!
Look at the means a man employs; consider his motives; observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself. And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential … these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal [...]
Lao Tzu … another Chinese Sage …
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. To see things in the seed, that is genius. Perseverence is the foundation of all actions.
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. The way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the [...]
The Men who pulled up China – Mao and Zhou
First, Dag Hammarskjold (the Swedish Secy Gen of the UN) on Zhou -
It is a little bit humiliating when I have to say that Chou En-lai to me appears as the most superior brain I have so far met in the field of foreign politics. …………………………. So much more dangerous than you imagine because he is so [...]
Sun Tzu …
All war is based on deception.
Pretend inferiority and ecnourage his arrogance.
O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
All [...]
