Arms are instruments of ill omen, not the instruments of the gentleman. When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish.

When the hares have all been caught, the hunting dogs are cooked.

The eternal void is filled with infinite possibilities

Sometimes gain comes from losing, and sometimes loss comes from gaining.

Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea.

A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.

Let people take death seriously, and not travel far.