If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.
Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.
The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle.
He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.
I have three treasures which I hold and keep. The first is mercy; the second is economy. The third is daring not to be ahead of others. From mercy comes courage; from economy comes generosity; From humility comes leadership.