A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.
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.
Heaven and Earth are not kind. They regard all things as offerings.
Remember: if you can cease all restless activity, your integral nature will appear.
In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.
When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will always win.