Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.

When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally.

He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.

The most fundamental seems fickle.

In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.

We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, but these things are only the effects of something subtle.