Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?

Without stepping out the door, you can know the world.

If a great country yields to a small country, it will conquer the small country. If a small country yields to a great country, it will be conquered by the great country.

Keep your mouth shut, and close up the doors of sight and sound, and as long as you live you will have no vexation. But open your mouth, or become inquisitive, and you will be in trouble all your life long.

Letting the mind control the vital breath is called force.

A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.

When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, and dignified as a king. Immersed in wonder, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.