If Heaven and Earth are unable to persist, how could man?

The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions.

Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.

The good leader carries water for his people.

If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow them from behind.

Weapons are ominous tools. They are not the noble ruler's tools. He only uses them when he can't avoid it.

Kindness in thinking creates profundity. Kindness in giving creates love.