The truest sayings are paradoxical.
Act non-action; undertake no undertaking; taste the tasteless.
Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength.
When bitter enemies make peace, surely some bitterness remains.
A violent wind does not last for a whole morning.
Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what easy. Great undertakings always started with what is small. Therefore the sage never strives for the great,And thereby the great is achieved.