He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of mankind, Virtue will never desert him. He returns to the state of a little child.

Sages do not accumulate for themselves. The more they give to others, the more they possess of their own. The way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure.

He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.

Requite injury with kindness.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.

Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with all people!

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