He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.

Comfort

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Desire

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.

Giving

He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.

Happiness

Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.

Leaders and Leadership

I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, We did it ourselves.

Nature

Nature is not human hearted.

Power

Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.

Riches

He who knows he has enough is rich.

Satisfaction

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

Self-love

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.

Victory

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.

Words

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.