A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
Keeping plenty of gold and jade in the palace makes no one able to defend it.
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.
Seal the openings, shut the doors, and until your last day you will not be exhausted. Widen the openings, interfere, and until your last day you will not be safe.