He who knows he has enough is rich. Perseverance is a sign of will power. He who stays where he is endures. To die but not to perish is to be eternally present.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.

Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.

There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

Composure is the ruler of instability.

With few there is attainment. With much there is confusion.

If I had just a little bit of wisdom I should walk the great path and fear only straying from it.

Is it not through her selflessness that she is able to perfect herself?

When you are at one with loss, the loss is experienced willingly.

If the people must be ever fearful of death, then there will always be an executioner.

Our enemies are not demons, but human beings like ourselves.

The master observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. He prefers what is within to what is without.

Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

The hard and mighty lie beneath the ground While the tender and weak dance on the breeze above.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.

The Wise Man is square but not sharp, honest but not not malign, straight but not severe, bright but not dazzling.