He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.

When good thing are accomplished, it does not claim (or name) them. This is Te, which is close in meaning to power or virtue. It is something within a person, and it is enhanced by following the Tao, or 'that from which nothing can deviate'.

The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.

When the emperor is crowned or the three dukes are appointed, rather than sending a gift of jade carried by four horses, remain still and offer the Way.

Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.

The soft and weak can overcome the hard and strong.

Those who praise victory relish manslaughter. Those who relish manslaughter cannot reach their goals in the world.