"When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'"
-Lao Tzu
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"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."
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"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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"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment."
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"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures."
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"Silence is a source of great strength."
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"As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience."
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"Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked."
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