He who stands on tiptoe does not stand firm.
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.
Be truly whole, and all things will return to you.
If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man.
The scholar gains every day; the man of Tao loses every day.
To lead, one must follow.