He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.
The tree which needs two arms to span its girth sprang from the tiniest shoot. Yon tower, nine stories high, rose from a little mound of earth. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
What is and what is not create each other.
The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.
If you worry more for others' beliefs, then you will be their slave.
When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.