When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.
The feminine values are the fountain of bliss. Know the masculine, Keep to the feminine.
A tree as wide as a man's embrace grows from a tiny shoot.
Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice; Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony.
For one gains by losing And loses by gaining.
True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken away.