Fail to honor people, they fail to honor you.

Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.

Truly, only acting without thought of one's life is superior to valuing one's life.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.

When the palace is magnificent, the fields are filled with weeds, and the granaries are empty.

The truth often sounds paradoxical.