Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And if a small kingdom humbles itself before a great kingdom, it shall win over that great kingdom. Thus the one humbles itself in order to attain, the other attains because it is humble. If the great kingdom has no further desire than to bring men together and to nourish them, the small kingdom will have no further desire than to enter the service of the other. But in order that both may have their desire, the great one must learn humility.

The world may be known Without leaving the house.

The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite.

Stay at the center and let all things take their course.

Heaven and earth are ruthless, and treat the various creatures as straw dogs; the sage is ruthless, and treats others as straw dogs.

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

A climb of eight hundred feet starts where the foot stands.