Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.

Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness.

Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.

What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.

Take care with the end as you do with the beginning

The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.

Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what easy. Great undertakings always started with what is small. Therefore the sage never strives for the great,And thereby the great is achieved.