A great country needs more people to serve it. A small country needs more people to serve. So, if both shall get what they need, the great country ought to yield.

When armies are mobilized and issues joined, the man who is sorry over the fact will always win.

The nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of all things.

One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

He who controls the past controls the future.

In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be true. In ruling, be just. In daily life, be competent. In action, be aware of the time and the season.

No disaster is worse than being discontented.