The one who is filled by virtue is like a newborn baby.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

If people live in constant fear of death, and if breaking the law is punished by death, then who would dare?

There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. It is the mother of the universe. For lack of a better name, I call it the Tao. It flows through all things, inside and outside, and returns to the origin of all things. The Tao is great. The universe is great. Earth is great. Man is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself.

Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets one's heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he or she is automatically involved in fear of losing status.

A good person is the bad person's teacher. A bad person is the good person's task.

Complete your task. Seek no reward. Make no claims. Without faltering fully choose to do what you must do.