Act without expectation.
The living are soft and yielding; the dead are rigid and stiff. Living plants are flexible and tender; the dead are brittle and dry.
Do not fear the aging of the body for it is the body's way of seeking the root.
He who does not trust enough will not be trusted.
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
The sturdiest virtue seems fragile.