The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.