Cat and the Tao

fromThe Cat and the Tao To know is to recognise what you understandand what you do not understand. CONFUCIUS These days the world's events are strange:They say this and they say that.There is no point arguing.I am better off dozing. ANON A man of great character and strength:fire cannot burn him,water cannot drown him,the severest weather does not damage him,wild beasts cannot rend him,not because he is invincible,but because he knows safety from danger,he is calm and decisive even facing great risks,he knows when to go forward, when to retreat,nothing can harm such a man. CHONG TSE Do not exhaust a friend's kindness and loyalty-- this way friendship is sustained. CHINESE PROVERB To find out what a person is like, there are seven ways:Ask him a difficult question, observe his talent for analysisSpeak to provoke him, observe his attitudeAsk him how he goes about solving difficult problems, judge his intelligenceLet him deal with a difficult situation, observe his courageGet him drunk, observe his natureTempt him with gold, observe his integrityGive him instructions to complete a task, assess his trustworthiness. THE ART OF WAR BY SUN TZU Seize the opportunity when it arisesOnce missed, it may be lost forever. FENG MENGLONG To know what is going on takes sense;To know what to do about it takes wisdom. CHINESE PROVERB From day to day he knows what is lackingFrom month to month he does not forget what he has learntThis is a person who is truly inspired by learning. CONFUCIUS I do not value those who broadcast others' failings, subordinates who slander their superiors, those who are brave but lack manners, those who are decisive but lack consideration. CONFUCIUS I do not bully the weak, nor do I fear the powerful. ZUO QUINING The ears and eyes are not made to think and are easily affected by outside influencesThe mind thinks, and if it thinks, it arrives at the truth. CONFUCIUS Copyright copy; 2002 by Kwong Kuen ShanShan, Kwong Kuen is the author of 'Cat and the Tao' with ISBN 9780743453356 and ISBN 0743453352.