The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete

Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others And shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status

Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins

He who gains a victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himself is all powerful

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes

People in their handling of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them #NAME?forward in whatever way they like

To perceive things in the germ is intelligence

For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance