The best of all teachers is the one who helps people so that eventually they don't need him.

The truest sayings are paradoxical.

He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.

Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.

That which shrinks must first expand.

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.

Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the nature of everything. Without going beyond his own nature, one can achieve ultimate wisdom. Therefore, the intelligent man knows all he needs to know without going away, And sees all he needs to see without looking elsewhere, And does all he needs to do wihout undue exertion.