Warriors say: I dare not be like the host, but would rather be like the guest. I dare not advance an inch, but would rather retreat a foot.

To know you have enough is to be rich.

Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world.

He who knows, knows not. He who knows not, knows.

If princes and kings were not exalted they might be overthrown.

Returning to the source is serenity.

The Tao of the sage is work without effort.