Winning without fighting (Sun Tzu)
The supreme excellence is to subdue the enemy without battle. Positioning, deception and superior knowledge achieve victory before force is used.
The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy
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Wu wei and the Tao (Laozi)
Effortless action aligned with the natural way accomplishes more than striving. Yielding and restraint outlast rigidity and force.
Ren and self-cultivation (Confucius)
Virtue and social harmony grow from self-cultivation, ritual propriety and benevolence toward others. Order in society begins with order in the self.
Innate goodness of human nature (Mencius)
Mencius argues humans are born with sprouts of virtue. Education and effort must nurture those sprouts into full moral character.