It is wisdom to know others. It is enlightenment to know oneself.
He (the Sage) does not show off, therefore he shines.
The best way to live / is to be like water / For water benefits all things / and goes against none of them.
Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is to say 'I don't want to.'
To rule by knowledge ravages the country.
Take care of what is difficult while it is still easy, and deal with what will become big while it is yet small.