Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.

Those who know when to halt are unharmed.

Thus an army without flexibility never wins a battle. A tree that is unbending is easily broken.

The wise cares about everyone, and he becomes an example to all.

Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal.

Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.

When one gives whatever one can without restraint, the barriers of individuality break down. It no longer becomes possible to tell whether it is the student offering himself to the teacher, or the teacher offering herself to the student. One sees only two immaculate beings, reflecting one another like a pair of brilliant mirrors.