Is not the space between Heaven and Earth like a bellows? It is empty, but lacks nothing. The more it moves, the more comes out of it.
To conquer others is to have power, to conquer yourself is to know the way.
Can you care for the people and rule the country and not be cunning?
When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally.
Your name or your body, what is dearer? Your body or your wealth, what is worthier?
The truest sayings are paradoxical.