Having guts and being reckless will lead to death
Having guts and being cautious saves life
The first is useless; the other useful
Only one who is wise understands the course of things
Therefore he won’t intervene
It is easy to infringe upon the eternal laws of nature
But they always triumph
They don’t speak, yet they do answer
They don’t yell, yet [...]
When people have forgotten what to be afraid of,
They will live in vague fear
Why do they come to terms with this miserable way of living?
Why don’t they see the beauty of life?
Why are they so scared of escaping their rut?
One who is wise understands this, and won’t flaunt it
He enjoys it but doesn’t consider it [...]
My words are easy to comprehend
And easy to bring to practice
Yet no one in the world wants to surrender to them
And no one feels capable of living according to them
My words have an origin, my way of living a principle
But because the people do not dare to see this
They are not able to understand me
There [...]
One who understands that quarrels will never solve anything,
Won’t start them anymore and prefers to wait
He rather takes a step back or retracts
That’s what people call winning by losing
Showing strength without impressing
Standing firm without starting a fight
Nothing is more disastrous than underestimating your enemy
One who underestimates his enemy exposes oneself to danger
Therefore he who’s driven [...]
One who fights for peace is non-violent
A true fighter is unshakeable
A true victor does not argue
A true leader is the least
That’s what people call “non-violent defensibility”
And that’s how one gets the people on his side
That is called “living according to your nature”
That is the perfection of which the wise of old spoke
In life I am great, but to the world I am a failure
In my grandeur, I am different from all the rest
And that is exactly therefore the reason I am great
If I would be like the rest, I would be just as unimportant and insignificant
I have three treasures I cherish:
The first is compassion
The second is [...]
