The wise man knows he doesn't know.

The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.

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.

Good leaders reach solutions, and then stop. They do not dare to rely on force.

Let the country be small, and the inhabitants few.