“a skillful soldier is not violent, an able fighter does not rage, a mighty conqueror does not give battle, a great commander is a humble man”

“A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day.”

“Therefore the sage, while he never does what is great, is able on that account to accomplish the greatest things.”

“Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day. To whom is it that these (two) things are owing? To Heaven and Earth. If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can a man!”

“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.The more he gives to others,the more he has for his own.”

“The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.”

“The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.”