From Laozi: “He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.”
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Quote of the day 03/22/26
From Confucius: “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
Quote of the day 03/16/26
From Laozi: “Do the difficult things while they are easy and the great things while they are small.”
Quote of the day 03/08/26
From Confucius: “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
Quote of the day 02/21/26
From Confucius: “What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.”
Quote of the day 02/04/26
From Laozi: “He who is gentle is strong.”
Quote of the day 12/23/25
From Zhuangzi: “The perfect man has no self; the spiritual man has no achievement.”
Quote of the day 12/05/25
From Confucius: “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
Quote of the day 10/07/25
From Wang Yang-Ming: “The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself.”
Quote of the day 01/14/25
From Mencius: “The way is near but men seek it afar. It is in easy things, but men seek for it in difficult things.”
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