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Being skillful in dealing with superiors, but awkward with inferiors
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Being skillful in dealing with superiors, but awkward with inferiors
Being skilled can make one humble, while being unskilled can make one arrogant
Advice given in a gentle and subtle manner is more effective
Persuade someone with kind words
Pleasing words can be hurtful
Skillfully doing something in a confusing or unclear situation
Eloquence can help in difficult situations
Vietnamese proverb; English definition pending editorial review.
Flattery can persuade even the most stubborn people
Skillful at doing useless things
Someone who is skilled will be sought after as a teacher or leader
Skilled at taking advantage of opportunities
Skilled hands make good work
Being skilled is better than having good luck
Being skilled and talented can lead to success anywhere
A skilled person can achieve with minimal tools, while an unskilled person cannot even with many tools
Cleverly turning a disadvantage into an advantage
Skilled at speaking, but poor at acting
Being good at one thing does not mean being good at another
To skillfully flatter or appease someone
To skillfully handle a difficult situation
Good at planning, but poor at execution
To exaggerate or embellish the truth
If one knows how to manage resources skillfully, one can achieve sufficiency even when means are limited.
Being skillful or clever leads to comfort and satisfaction
Clever people can handle simple tasks, but foolish ones can't even do that
Intelligent people can handle one thing at a time, fools try to do two
Prepare a solution before a problem arises
Be strategic in relationships to achieve desired outcomes
Be humble and obedient
completely dark or pitch black
airship or dirigible
atmosphere of criticism or negative feedback
study of vital energy or breath control
luxurious and extravagant lifestyle
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
Vietnamese phrase; English definition pending editorial review.
disdain or look down on someone
careless and irresponsible behavior
a bad or gloomy atmosphere
study of human temperament
study of stationary or slow-moving fluids
atmospheric pressure
Study of the motion of air and gases
The study of the movement of air and gases
It's not late to achieve success after 30 years old
Intelligence and wisdom can't be forced or rushed
Very difficult or troublesome
When things are already difficult, they become even worse
Wealth and poverty are predetermined by fate
Wealth and poverty are predetermined by fate
Wealth and success are determined by fate
Helping each other in difficult times strengthens relationships
When in difficulty, people help each other, but when wealthy, they forget past assistance
When in difficulty, people help each other, but when wealthy, they forget to assist others
It's hard to maintain power, but easy to keep wealth
Wealth attracts friends, but poverty isolates
When in trouble, one is often ignored, but when successful, many people show interest
When in trouble, one is often ignored, but when successful, many people show interest
When in trouble, one is often ignored, but when successful, many people come to seek favor