Arms are instruments of ill omen.... When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish. There is no glory in victory, and to glorify it despite this is to exult in the killing of men.... When great numbers of people are killed, one should weep over them with sorrow. When victorious in war, one should observe mourning rites.

The living are soft and yielding; the dead are rigid and stiff. Living plants are flexible and tender; the dead are brittle and dry.

When two opposing sides meet in battle, the one without an enemy will be victorious.

If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

The truth often sounds paradoxical.

Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored.

If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.