I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

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Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all...

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all...

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in...

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in...

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.

Love is a decision - not an emotion

Love is a decision - not an emotion

Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning...

Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning...

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart...

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart...

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done,...

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done,...

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right...

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right...

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.

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

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

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that...

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that...

Before healing others, heal yourself

Before healing others, heal yourself

To lead the people, walk behind them.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of...

Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of...

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

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

Would you rather be with the one you love or the one who loves you?

Would you rather be with the one you love or the one who loves you?

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night;...

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night;...