By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

If you devote your life to seeking revenge, first dig two graves.

Heaven means to be one with God.

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.

I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.

The cautious seldom err.