Wise sayings

The 5 moral principles in Confucianism

• Righteousness 义 btw leader & subordinate
  
• Love 爱 btw parent & child
  
• Respect 尊重 btw husband & wife
  
• Precedence 排名 btw senior & junior
  
• Faithfulness 信实 btw friends

:: RELATIONSHIP ::

90% of the fraction of life
is caused by the wrong

tone of voice.

:: ADVICE ::
There're 2 quick ways to disaster:

taking everybody's advice,

& taking nobody's advice.

:: FOCUS ::
Every task has an unpleasant side...

but u must focus on the end results

u're producing.

:: WORK SMART ::
It is not how hard u work,

But how much u get done.

:: MISTAKES ::
Everyone makes mistakes;
but u must:

1. Admit the mistakes

2. Learn from it, and

3. Don't repeat it.

Lao Zi's Dao De Jing (老子 - 道德经)

Classic of the Way and Virtue

• do not struggle
  
• promote harmony
  
• generous & kind-hearted
  
• understands constancy
  
• treasures life
  
• embraces all
  
• selfless
  
• wu-wei (non-action)
  
• cares for nature
  
• knows contentment
  
• compassionate
  
• follows etiquette
  
• humility
  
• do not harm
  
• frugality
  
• promotes purity & tranquility
  
• knows when to stop
  
• unadorned (simplicity)

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