Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame. Therefore the Master fulfills her own obligations and corrects her own mistakes. She does what she needs to do and demands nothing of others.
Interpretation
Failure should be seen as a chance to grow, and taking personal responsibility is essential for progress.
This quote emphasizes the idea that failure is not an endpoint but rather an opportunity for learning and personal growth. By taking responsibility for one's own mistakes and not shifting the blame onto others, a person can cultivate a mindset focused on self-improvement, thereby fulfilling their obligations and moving forward in life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about resilience, one could use this quote to highlight the importance of personal accountability.
If you understand others you are smart._x000D_ If you understand yourself you are illuminated._x000D_ If you overcome others you are powerful._x000D_ If you overcome yourself you have strength._x000D_ If you know how to be satisfied you are rich._x000D_ If you can act with vigor, you have a will._x000D_ If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting._x000D_ If you die without loss, you are eternal.
When nothing is done, nothing is left undone.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
But perhaps when you were too obedient, and did not do openly what others did, and were quiet in church and hard-working at school, then some unknown rebellion brewed in you, doing harm to you, though how I do not understand.
But the very fact that this world is so challenging is exactly why you sometimes must reach out of its jurisdiction for help, appealing to a higher authority in order to find your comfort.
Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.
I have had many successes and many failures in my life. My successes have always been for different reasons, but my failures have always been for the same reason: I said yes when I meant no.
This silence, this moment, every moment, If it's genuinely inside you, brings what you need.
Never sit at a table you can’t walk away from.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.