Zhuge Quotes & Sayings

Lovers beware and take good head to whom
You give your love, for whom you suffer pain.
I tell you there are few enough among them
To be trusted to give true love back again — Robert Henryson

What loss is there in dignity, what worry is there of failure? — Zhuge Liang

Always bear in mind how you act because children could copy your style. — Eraldo Banovac

We don't have to wait until we are old to gather the riches ... We can gather them every day of our lives. — Susan Jeffers

To overcome the intelligent by folly is contrary to the natural order of things; to overcome the foolish by intelligence is in accord with the natural order. To overcome the intelligent by intelligence, however, is a matter of opportunity. — Zhuge Liang

In this little room full of people he was suffering the pangs of men whose egos lose their virginity - as happens when they overhear for the first time a beautiful woman's undiluted, full-strength opinion of their masculine selves. — Tom Wolfe

Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with soaking joy. But sometimes, under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots, keeping itself alive. — Mitch Albom

O God, since thou made Zhou Yu, why did thou also create Zhuge Liang? — Zhou Yu

There is no greater weapon than a prepared mind. — Zhuge Liang

First organize the inner, then organize the outer ... First organize the great, then organize the small. First organize yourself, and then organize others. — Zhuge Liang

The middle class is growing that's the reality that nobody can stop. — Li Fan

Alec Wilkinson is a spare, clear, and lucid writer who works in stylistic simplicity with material that is not simple at all. — Peter Matthiessen

The loss of any army is always caused by underestimating the enemy. Therefore gather information and watch the enemy carefully. — Zhuge Liang

An enlightened ruler doesnot worry about people not knowing him; he worriesabout not knowing people. — Zhuge Liang

Once you learn the idea of what a good guy is, you want your dad to be a good guy, and when your dad lets you down and doesn't act like a good guy, it's disappointing and can make you angry as you see it happen, which is beautiful and very believable. — Viggo Mortensen

We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could easily crash into the pits at any time. It was ridiculous. — Jackie Stewart

Strength is but one aspect of power. — Zhuge Liang

Detach from emotions and desires; get rid of any fixations. — Zhuge Liang

Nothing is harder to see into thanpeoples nature. The sage looks at subtle phenomena and listens tosmall voices. This harmonizes the outside with the inside and the inside with the outside. — Zhuge Liang

Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings. — Zhuge Liang

Battles are not won by strength alone! — Zhuge Liang

Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant. — Brene Brown

I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me. — Eric Bana

Faith, if it is ever right about anything, is right by accident. — Sam Harris

I've got a Caribbean soul I can barely control, and some Texas hidden here in my heart! — Jimmy Buffett

Aaah, summer - that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It's a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends. — Darell Hammond

When you see Jesus as your Treasure, the Spirit has blown through your heart. — John Piper

Do the unexpected, attack the unprepared. — Zhuge Liang