Zixia puts forward a balanced moral standard: never cross the line on core moral principles, yet allow flexibility for trivial daily etiquette. This dialectical view urges people to stick to major integrity while being lenient over minor flaws.
The Art of War is a foundational treatise on military strategy, traditionally attributed to Sun Wu (commonly known as Sun Tzu), a general and strategist of the late Spring and Autumn period (c. 6th–5th century BCE). Recognized as the world’s oldest extant work on military theory, it holds a place of unparalleled significance in…
Confucius said, “Do I possess knowledge? No – I am actually ignorant. Once, a rustic man asked me a question; his mind was completely empty. My own mind was equally blank, so I simply examined the issue from both ends and exhausted its meaning.”
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray.Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self- display, and therefore…