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.
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The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.Lao Tzu
Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.
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Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing.... Thus, taking advantage of what is,we recognize the utility of what is not.
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Merged and undifferentiated, like muddy water.
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The Way of Heaven does not compete, and yet it skillfully achieves victory.
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If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This is the only way to gain the attention of the immortals... These angelic teachers cannot be sought out it is they who seek out the student. When you succeed in connecting your energy with the divine realm through high awareness and the practice of undiscriminating virtue, the transmission of the ultimate subtle truths will follow.
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