Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe.
Going on means going far, going far means returning.
If one desires to receive one must first give. This is called profound understanding.
If you can find true contentment, it will last forever.
The fish cannot leave the deep waters. The state's weaponry should not be displayed.
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.