Distortion upon distortion: . . . the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.

Other people are occupied, I alone am unwilling, like the outcast.

Only those who leisurely approach that which the masses are busy about can be busy about that which the masses take leisurely.

The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non aggressiveness.

Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.

Gain or loss, what is worse?

Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe.