“By emptying their hearts
And filling their bellies,
Weakening their intelligence
And toughening their sinews
Ever striving to make the people knowledgeless and desireless.”
“The highest good is like that of water. The goodness of water is that it benefits the ten thousand creatures; yet itself does not scramble, but is content with the places that all men disdain.”
“Difficult and easy complete one another.
Long and short test one another.
High and low determine one another.
Pitch and mode give harmony to one another.
Front and back give sequence to one another.”