To attain to the human form must always be a source of joy. And then to undergo continuous transitions, with only the infinite to look forward to: what incomparable bliss is that!

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

I do not interfere, and people become rich by themselves.

Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are what they value. They do not glory in victory.

All things such as grass and trees are soft and supple in life. At their death they are withered and dry.

If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.