"Build your house on firm foundations, let the depth of your heart be as the ocean. Be a friend who is caring and genuine, speak sincerely, rooted in compassion. Wise leaders are ethical and just, loving peace and competence, skill, ability, effectiveness. There is a time and season for the success of every action, a time to sow, a time to reap, a time to wake, a time to sleep. Let your way be as the way of water, running deep and filled with peace, do not struggle or compete, go with the flow and be serene."
Lao Tzu (6th century BC), Taoist philosopher, Tao Te Ching #8