There is no greater disaster than discontent.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
We go from birth to death. Three out of ten follow life. Three out of ten follow death. People who rush from birth to death are also three out of ten. Why is that so? Because they want to make too much of life.
He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip.
The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering.
Heaven and Earth are not kind. They regard all things as offerings.