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“Say little, do much.”
Ryan Holiday • Ego Is the Enemy
Ch’u’s character is weak, its lands broad, its government troubling [to the people], and its people weary. Thus while they are well-ordered, they do not long maintain their positions. The way to attack them is to suddenly strike and cause chaos in the encampments. First snatch away their ch’i—lightly advancing and then quickly retreating, tiring
... See moreRalph D Sawyer • The Art of War
“Going to the verge of war without actually getting into war is the necessary art,”
Leo Janos • Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed
Remember, the usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness.
Bruce Lee • Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts
“The aspiration of strategy is to achieve the highest end it can with the means available”
Dominik Thoma • Moltke Meets Confucius: The Possibility of Mission Command in China
The more power you have, the more important it is to stick to non-action. A good ruler has the patience to refrain from action before knowing exactly what to do, and then to do as little as possible. Even for great problems, small solutions are usually the safest – and the most efficient. Big solutions cause new problems of equal size.