The wise man knows he doesn't know.

The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.

There is a big misunderstanding about the idea of naturalness. Most people who come to us believing in some freedom or naturalness, but their understanding is what we call [heretical naturalness] ... a kind of "let-alone policy" or sloppiness... For a plant or stone to be natural is no problem. But for us there is some problem, indeed a big problem. To be natural is something we must work on.

He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.

He who knows he has enough is rich.

The best form of leadership is to be conscious of the leadership potential with the followers and to let them unleash this potential in a spontaneous way. When a great leader accomplishes this task with effortless ease, the followers say, "We did it ourselves."

A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.