On the one hand, loss implies gain; on the other hand, gain implies loss.

Heavy is the root of light.

Knowledge of the eternal is all-embracing. To be all-embracing leads to righteousness, which is majestic.

The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.

Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.

A government can be compared to our lungs. Our lungs are best when we don't realize they are helping us breathe. It is when we are constantly aware of our lungs that we know they have come down with an illness.

The truth often sounds paradoxical.