Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take the one with a heart.
If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.
From caring comes courage.
Be the chief but never the lord.
The wise cares about everyone, and he becomes an example to all.