Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force.
Things exalted then decay. This is going against the Way. What goes against the Way meets an early end.
To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.
Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world.
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish, too much handling will spoil it.
We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move.