Quotes About Wisdom

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.

Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.

The sage wears rough clothing and holds the jewel in his heart.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

A leader is best When people barely know he exists Of a good leader, who talks little, When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, They will say, We did this ourselves.

The best fighter is never angry.

It is The Vague and Elusive.Meet it and you will not see its head.Follow it and you will not see its back.

Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow.

There is no calamity greater than lavish desires.There is no greater guilt than discontentment.And there is no greater disaster than greed.

Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.

He who possesses virtue in abundanceMay be compared to an infant.

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

Stop thinking, and end your problems.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.Non-being penetrates that in which there is no space.Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

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.

Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.

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.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

He who knows others is learned; He who knows himself is wise.

I have three treasures. Guard and keep them:The first is deep love,The second is frugality,And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world.Because of deep love, one is courageous.Because of frugality, one is generous.Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.