"One who is too insistent on his own views finds few who agree with him."

"Therefore even the sage treats some things as difficult. That is why in the end no difficulties can get the better of him."

"Fill your bowls to the brim and they will spill. Sharpen your blade to the sharpest and it will soon blunt."

"The sage's Way is to act and not to contend."

"Great acts are made up of small deeds."