Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.
Those who praise victory relish manslaughter. Those who relish manslaughter cannot reach their goals in the world.
The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.
Only I am clumsy, like drifting on the waves of the sea, without direction.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.