The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle.
Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 58
c. 6th-4th century BCE
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"The best ruler is one whose existence is merely known by the people. The next best is one who is loved and praised. The next is one who is feared. The next is one who is despised."
Controversial"If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present."
Humorous"The sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place; he treats his person as foreign to him, and yet it is preserved."
Controversial"The Sage manages affairs without doing anything, and spreads doctrines without speaking."
Controversial"A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inward courage dares to live."
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