When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.

Abandon cleverness, discard profit, and thieves and robbers will disappear.

Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.

Truly, only acting without thought of one's life is superior to valuing one's life.

First, we must do our own personal work, then we tend the necessary work of our family, then our community, then the world.

Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused. ...The ancients say, "Yield and overcome." Is that an empty saying? Be really whole, And all things will come to you.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.