Follow the rules, go with the flow, and don’t go against the laws of nature.

Don’t be too demanding about external things. People who pursue material things and fame and fortune excessively have to work hard and end up losing more and more, and they will always be content with what they have!

The smartest people often know how not to reveal themselves. It is rare to be confused. Great wisdom is like foolishness. There is yang in yin and yin in yang.

To do things, we must start before they happen; to govern the country, we must make preparations before disasters happen. Only by taking precautions can you be prepared.