The wise leader establishes a climate free of needless competition and hostility, and by doing nothing, leaves nothing undone. … This is the ancient wisdom of the Tao Te Ching: lead by yielding, govern by getting out of the way
American philosopher Will Durant (paraphrased, 1930s): "One might burn all the books of the world and preserve the Tao Te Ching alone; it would still be sufficient to guide the civilization that remained."
Huston Smith, 1991)
“No book in the entire history of thought has packed as much perennial wisdom into as few words as the Tao Te Ching. It is the ultimate manual for strategy—whether on the battlefield, in the boardroom, or in the quiet chambers of the soul.”