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All the good of which humanity is capable is comprised in obedience.
The moment one asks himself whether he is happy, he ceases to be so.
The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart.
Only the silent hear and those who do not remain silent do not hear.
In the scenes of moral life the soul is at once actor and spectator.
The bureaucracy takes itself to be the ultimate purpose of the state
The future is always present, as a promise, a lure and a temptation.
If you correct your mind the rest of your life will fall into place.
The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.
Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.
A winner listens, a loser just waits until it is their turn to talk.
The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.
If you worry more for others' beliefs, then you will be their slave.
Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force.
Can you step back from your own mind and thus understand all things?
Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall.
Can you care for the people and rule the country and not be cunning?
Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue.
Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.
Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego. Forget the ego.
The sage regards things as difficult, and thereby avoids difficulty.
If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.
He who has little will receive. He who has much will be embarrassed.
The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.
He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.
Because he (the Sage) demands no honor, he will never be dishonored.
People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.
When people do not dread authorities, then a greater dread descends.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
Citizendium is based on the failings and unreliability of Wikipedia.
But the God of the Bible is not only One, but the only possible One.
The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.
A genius is always a teacher, never a pupil; he is always self-made.
Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business.
Nobody can be at the same time a correct bureaucrat and an innovator
Public opinion always wants easy money, that is, low interest rates.
The system that would stand midway between capitalism and socialism.
Words are probes. Some reach very deep, some only to a little depth.
You can't be reluctant to give up your lie and still tell the truth.
Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation.
We should be careful that our benevolence does not exceed our means.
No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.
No one sees what is before his feet: they scan the tracks of heaven.
In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.
Why do you complain of your fate when you could so easily change it?
Advertising is an environmental striptease for a world of abundance.
It is possible to deal with the entire environment as a work of art.
All media are extensions of some human faculty- psychic or physical.