What is in the end to be thrown
down,
Begins by being
first set on high.
Do the difficult things
while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A
journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
If
you realize that all things change, there is nothing you
will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying,
there is nothing you cannot achieve.
If
you would take, you must first give,
this is the
beginning of intelligence.
When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you
will always keep your balance.
If
you do not change direction,
you may end up where you
are heading.
All difficult things have their origin in that which is
easy, and great things in that which is small.
An
ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
People in their handlings of affairs often fail when
they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at
the end as he was at the beginning,
there will be no
failure.
To
act sincerely with the insincere is dangerous.
It
is not enough to be
compassionate. You must act also.
