Meet the difficult while it is easy.

I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes as common as the grass.

Those who are content suffer no disgrace.

The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.

Mask your brightness. Be at one with the dust of the earth. This is primal union.

Heaven's Way gives no favors. It always remains with good people.

I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.