The good man is the teacher of the bad, And the bad is the material from which the good may learn. He who does not value the teacher, Or greatly care for the material, Is greatly deluded although he may be learned. Such is the essential mystery.
The truth often sounds paradoxical.
He who controls the past controls the future.
The more laws and orders are multiplied, the more theft and violence increase.
Heaven's Way gives no favors. It always remains with good people.
Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?