The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Unabridged Start Publishing LLC)

The truly virtuous person is unobtrusive. It is not that they are affectedly modest; instead they are what they are quite naturally. Lao-tzu says that the greatest intelligence appears to be stupidity, the greatest eloquence sounds like a stammer, and the greatest brightness appears as if it were dull. And of course this is a kind of paradoxical wa

If you stay in a place that is sincere, you will know that any sense of superiority is not true. This will allow you to look and see what you are saying to yourself, what your mind is saying that is making you feel superior. Because remember, it is only the mind that deludes us. All delusions begin in the mind. All delusions are based on various wa

Two final words of caution: First, in judging and measuring your opponent, never rely on your instincts. You will make the greatest mistakes of all if you rely on such inexact indicators. Nothing can substitute for gathering concrete knowledge. Study and spy on your opponent for however long it takes; this will pay off in the long run. Second, neve

Remember rather that the man who writes for fools always finds a large public: and only read for a limited and definite time exclusively the works of great minds, those who surpass other men of all times and countries, and whom the voice of fame points to as such. These alone really educate and instruct.