"When the government is muddle-headed, the people are simple and honest. When the government is clear-cut, the people are discontented."

"Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live."

"The five colors blind the eye. The five notes deafen the ear. The five tastes dull the palate."

"The sage puts his own person last, and yet is found in the foremost place."

"The soft and the weak overcome the hard and the strong."