He who talks a lot often fails.
He who is valiant but lacks humanity, who is generous but reckless, but goes forward but lacks humility, he will perish.
He who knows the limits of his activity and does not approach dangers, he will live a long time.
He who knows much and thinks himself ignorant, that is a man endowed with morals.
He who, not knowing anything, considers himself knowledgeable, that is sick.
He who, starting a job, rushes to get to the result faster, will achieve nothing. He who finishes his work carefully, just as he began, will not fail.
Easy agreement is not trustworthy.
People with high moral standing do not consider themselves moral, and this is a sign that they have high moral standing
The wise avoids all extremes.
The wise man does not display himself in the world, and therefore shines; he does not speak of himself, and therefore he is famous; he does not glorify himself, and therefore is worthy; he does not rise above others and therefore, he is superior to others.
It is best to retire once you have achieved success.
The crowd, when doing a job and nearing its completion, regularly spoils it, but if you, at the completion of the work, will be as careful as you were at the beginning, then you will not spoil it.
If you don't know perseverance, you struggle and experience failures; the consciousness of perseverance makes a man sensitive. Sensitivity leads man to the ability to be just.
Those who do not become enmity cannot be condemned.
The simple are the foundation of the chosen, as the low are the foundation of the high. That is why the nobility and rulers who glorify themselves have no lasting situation, because they do not look to the common people as their foundation. This is a deceptive way.
Don't be precious like the stat. Simple as stone.
You can't make gods out of demons.
There is no greater misery than not knowing satisfaction.
There is no greater crime than turning a blind eye to harmful aspirations.
There is no greater misfortune than underestimating your opponent.
There is no greater sin than passions.
The reason why the people are difficult to lead lies in the fact that the people are enlightened and there are many scholars in their ranks.
Show the simplicity of the unpainted canvas, nurture the naturalness of the raw piece of wood, reduce greed and limit your desires.
The perfection of the soldier lies in vigilance, in constant readiness for battle, in rigor, in sincerity, and in impenetrable stillness.
He who knows people is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. He who overcomes people is strong. He who overcomes himself is all-powerful.
He who neglects his life does not value it. The smart is not taught; the learned is not clever.
Although there is nothing in the world weaker and more delicate than water it can destroy even the hardest object.
Even if war is waged perhaps in the name of peace, it is undoubtedly an evil.
Man is born delicate and weak, and when he dies he is hard and solid. All things, including plants, are delicate and weak, and when they die - hard and solid. Hard and solid is all that dies. Delicate and weak is all that begins to live. The strong and strong are not superior to the delicate and weak.
Man conforms to the earth. Earth conforms to heaven. Heaven conforms to Tao, and Tao conforms to simplicity.