A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide in serenity. Don't go crazy with the worship of idols, images, and ideas; this is like putting a new head on top of the head you already have. Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.

In the Golden Age, Rulers were unknown. In the following age Rulers were loved and praised. Next came the age When rulers were feared. Finally the age When rulers are hated.

When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.

To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.