The Master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is as open as the sky.

Gain or loss, what is worse?

The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be.

How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know They need no other force: They feel no wear, they feel no tear, They need no mending, no repair.

Praise leads to weakness. Getting it causes fear, losing it causes fear.

Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.

Battles are followed by years of famine.