With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.

Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.

If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow them from behind.

So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.

Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets one's heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he or she is automatically involved in fear of losing status.

Silence is a source of great strenght.

He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.