The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite.
Let muddy water stand and it will become clear.
What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out
The wise leader settles for good work and then lets others have the floor.
The sage wears coarse clothes, concealing jade.
When the worst student hears about the Way, he laughs out loud. If he did not laugh, it would be unworthy of being the Way.