To retreat after a work well done is Heaven's Way.
Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall.
If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man.
There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war.
Use your own light and return to the source of light. This is called practicing eternity.
The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.