He who is contented is rich.

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

Misfortune is the root of good fortune; good fortune gives birth to misfortune.

The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.

What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven converge; or like the female throughout the world, who by quiescence always overcomes the male. And quiescence is a form of humility.

Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.

From wonder into wonder existence opens.