The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.

Those who make their living by collecting taxes cause the people to starve; when the people starve, the tax collectors, having no one to tax, starve also

That which shrinks must first expand.

See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness in little things

He who steals a hook shall be hanged; while he who steals the state shall be crowned as prince.

Speaking with kindness creates confidence, thinking with kindness creates profoundness, giving with kindness creates love.

The mature person perceives the fruitlessness of rigid, external methodologies.