In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.
There is no calamity greater than lavish desires. There is no greater guilt than discontent. And there is no greater disaster than greed.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
When great armies go to war, Sorrow is the sole winner.
If I have just an ounce of sense, I follow the great Way, and fear only to stray from it.
The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.