To see things in the seed, that is genius.
Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.
Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their beginning and which permeates all heaven.