From caring comes courage.

He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love.

The one who is conscious (in Tao) can't speak. The one who can speak is not conscious (centered in Tao)

Prepare while it's easy.

Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.

The great Tao flows everywhere. All things are born from it, yet it doesn't create them. It pours itself into its work, yet it makes no claim. It nourishes infinite worlds, yet it doesn't hold on to them. Since it is merged with all things and hidden in their hearts, it can be called humble. Since all things vanish into it and it alone endures, it can be called great. It isn't aware of its greatness; thus it is truly great.