"To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." - Sun Tzu
"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." - Lao Tzu
"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." - Terry Pratchett
There's more, but these are the only ones I could think of at the moment.