Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.
There is no illusion great than fear.
Does one scent appeal more than another? Do you prefer this flavor, or that feeling? Is your practice sacred and your work profane? Then your mind is separated: from itself, from oneness, from the Tao.
The subtlest of subtleties, this is the gateway to all mysteries.
Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.