That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths.

What is well rooted cannot be pulled up. What is firmly grasped will not slip loose. It will be honoured from generation to generation.

Holding on to the weak is called strength.

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