Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force.
Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.
It is better not to make merit a matter of reward Lest people conspire and contend.
Deal with the small before it becomes large.
Health is the greatest possession.
The good man is the teacher of the bad, And the bad is the material from which the good may learn. He who does not value the teacher, Or greatly care for the material, Is greatly deluded although he may be learned. Such is the essential mystery.