Racing through the field and hunting make the mind wild.

Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

With virtue and quietness one may conquer the world.

If you never assume importance, you never lose it.

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.

The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.

When goodness is lost, it is replaced by morality.