Those who praise themselves do not prevail.

It's hard to keep your balance standing tip-toe.

Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. There is a time for being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle.

In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.

The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite.

Nature doesn't make long speeches.

In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it.