“All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.”

Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry.

To know that you do not know is the best.

Your own positive future begins in this moment. All you have is right now. Every goal is possible from here.

Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle.

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

Avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

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

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.

A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.

Loss is not as bad as wanting more.

Stop thinking, and end your problems.

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

To understand the limitation of things, desire them.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.