When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.

The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion's share of the credit for the good work that has been done.

The superior student listens to the Way and follows it closely. The average student listens to the Way and follows some and some not. The lesser student listens to the Way and laughs out loud. If there were no laughter it would not be the Way.

Peace and quiet are preferred. Victory should not be praised.

To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service, whenever and wherever needed, without prejudice concerning the identity of those in need.

When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.