Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion.

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

The valley spirit never dies. It is called the mystical female.

The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.

What is strong and rigid is snapped and laid low. What is flexible and soft will always prevail.

Solve it before it happens. Order it before chaos emerges.

Heaven's Way is like stretching a bow. The high is lowered and the low is raised. Excess is reduced and deficiency is replenished. Heaven's Way reduces excess and replenishes deficiency. People's Way is not so. They reduce the deficient and supply the excessive.