What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out

There is no greater mistake than to make light of an enemy By making light of an enemy many a kingdom has been lost.

Returning is the movement of the Way.

Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

It is the child that sees the primordial secret in Nature and it is the child of ourselves we return to. The child within us is simple and daring enough to live the Secret.

Supreme good is like water. Water greatly benefits all things, without conflict. It flows through places that people loathe. Thereby it is close to the Way.

Conquering the world and changing it, I do not think it can succeed.