Tao Te Ching Leadership Quotes by Laozi, Polybius, Theodore Hesburgh, Witter Bynner, Mao Zedong, Tony Blair and many others.
Without going outside, you may know the whole world, without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven. The farther you go, the less you know. Thus the sage knows without traveling; he sees without looking; he works without doing.
Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness.
Mask your brightness. Be at one with the dust of the earth. This is primal union.
If you want to know me, look inside your heart.
Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore benefit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.
It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful.
Therefore benefit comes from what is there;
Usefulness from what is not there.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them… If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
I am good to people who are good. I am also good to people who are not good. Because Virtue is goodness.
A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible.
When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
In caring for others and serving heaven,
There is nothing like using restraint.
There is nothing like using restraint.
Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.
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.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.
