"The sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place; he treats his person as foreign to him, and yet it is preserved."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

"He who values himself more than the world can be entrusted with the world. He who loves himself more than the world can be charged with the world."

"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill."

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."