Be the chief but never the lord.

The sage attends to the belly, and not to what he sees.

The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling.

Those who stay where they are will endure.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

Man at his birth is supple and tender, but in death, he is rigid and hard. Thus, suppleness and tenderness accompany life, but rigidity and hardness accompany death.

Confidence is the greatest friend.