Moderation means prevention. Prevention means achieving much virtue.
There is no greater offence than harbouring desires. There is no greater disaster than discontent. There is no greater misfortune than wanting more.
Nature is not human hearted.
In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.
Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of you.
The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know how to keep below them. That is why they are able to reign over all the mountain streams.