I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves.

Kindness in thought leads to wisdom. Kindness in speech leads to eloquence. Kindness in action leads to love.

Excellent soldiers are not furious.

Those who make their living by collecting taxes cause the people to starve; when the people starve, the tax collectors, having no one to tax, starve also

If Heaven and Earth are unable to persist, how could man?

So sometimes things are ahead and sometimes they are behind; Sometimes breathing is hard, sometimes it comes easily; Sometimes there is strength and sometimes weakness; Sometimes one is up and sometimes down. Therefore the sage avoids extremes, excesses, and complacency.

My words have an origin. My deeds have a sovereign. Truly, because people do not understand this, they do not understand me.