Praise leads to weakness. Getting it causes fear, losing it causes fear.
The things that have acquired unity are these: Heaven by unity has become clear; Earth by unity has become steady; The Spirit by unity has become spiritual; The Valley by unity has become full; All things by unity have come into existence.
Going forward seems like retreat.
To rule by knowledge ravages the country.
What is a good man? A teacher of a bad man. What is a bad man? A good man's charge?
A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female.