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.

In the Way of Heaven, there is no partiality of love; it is always on the side of the good man.

Dignified, like a guest.

The more laws and orders are multiplied, the more theft and violence increase.

Be truly whole, and all things will return to you.

Approach the universe with Tao, And evil will have no power. Not that evil is not powerful, But its power will not be used to harm others.

Man, when living, is soft and tender; when dead, he is hard and tough. All animals and plants when living are tender and delicate; when dead they become withered and dry. Therefore it is said: the hard and tough are parts of death; the soft and tender are parts of life.