To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.

To rejoice in conquest is to rejoice in murder.

When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be there, sometimes not. When lesser people hear of the Way, they ridicule it greatly. If they didn't laugh at it, it wouldn't be the Way.

To become learned, each day add something. To become enlightened, each day drop something

The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling.

When you find the way/ others will find you./ Passing by on the road/ they will be drawn to your door./ The way that cannot be heard/ will be echoed in your voice./ The way that cannot be seen/ will be reflected in your eyes.

Those who seek knowledge, collect something every day. Those who seek the Way, let go of something every day.