In the Golden Age, Rulers were unknown. In the following age Rulers were loved and praised. Next came the age When rulers were feared. Finally the age When rulers are hated.

When bitter enemies make peace, surely some bitterness remains.

To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.

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

Warriors say: I dare not be like the host, but would rather be like the guest. I dare not advance an inch, but would rather retreat a foot.

Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.

Be as the still mountain; Move like the great river.