Make the small big and the few many.

In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go

That so few understand me is why I am treasured.

When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall never be taken from you.

He who knows how to be aggressive, and yet remains patient, becomes a receptacle for all of Nature's lessons.

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 Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.