{"author":"Wu Wei","author_id":"Wu+Wei","total_quotes":16,"quotes":[{"text":"Music open our minds to allow the perception of new thoughts of a higher nature, which gives us a spiritual lift, which produces yet more joy.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["chris-prentiss","joy","joyful-living","music","wisdom","wu-wei"],"id":1324,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"It is more important that we listen to others than to always be speaking, for in that way we learn what there is to know. We should be easy to talk to, and grateful for new information.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["chris-prentiss","grateful","knowledge","learning","listening","wu-wei"],"id":32107,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"Everything that happens, happens at the only possible time it can happen, and it is always at exactly the right time. We cannot get to an appointment before we arrive—or after. It is only at the instant of our arrival that we can arrive, and that is always at exactly the right moment, the perfect moment, the only possible moment.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["life","perspective","quotes","wisdom","wu-wei"],"id":32353,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"To lead people or influence them, we must first align ourselves with them. By identifying with individuals or groups, we gain their confidence and can then lead them into a higher understanding or direct them to the achievement of lofty goals.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["confidence","goals","guidance","i-ching","life","quotes","wisdom","wu-wei"],"id":47078,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"Everything that happens, happens at the only possible time it can happen, and it is always at exactly the right time.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["chris-prentiss","doubt","timing","wisdom","wu-wei"],"id":65368,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"To attract people naturally, effortlessly, we need only follow the true prompting of our hearts.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["friends","i-ching","life","quotes","wisdom","wu-wei"],"id":101935,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"A person who speaks as if he knows everything soon drives away his listeners. The Universe communicates itself to us in many ways, and sometimes, it is through the words of others. If we act the know-it-all, others may refrain from talking to us, and we may fail to get the message they could have given us.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["communication","guidance","inspiration","life","quotes","wu-wei"],"id":226205,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"Faith is stronger than so-called reality.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["faith","quotes","reality","wisdom","wu-wei"],"id":271079,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"We have the best chance of communicating our thoughts if we are sincere and speak from the heart, without hidden intent.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["chris-prentiss","communication","truth","truthful","wu-wei"],"id":305609,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"},{"text":"To be joyous of heart is to hold an optimistic outlook, to see adversity as opportunity, to see failure as the starting point of success, to view our stubbed toes as the release of acupuncture points, to wake with a feeling of gratitude, and to sleep with a sustaining, unfaltering trust in the Universe of which we are a part. The person with a joyous heart is a treasure to be with, a wellspring of inspiration, and a fit companion. When we are joyous of heart, we hear a resonance in the songs of the birds, see resonance in the opening of a flower, and feel it in the pressure of a friend’s hand.","author":"Wu Wei","tags":["optimistic","quotes","wisdom","wu-wei"],"id":317608,"author_id":"Wu+Wei"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":16,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}