Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force.
A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.
If you would take, you must first give.
The world's beginning is its mother. To have found the mother is also to know the children. Although you know the children, cling to the mother. Until your last day you will not be harmed.
Those who are self-righteous are not prominent.
Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves.