I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any

When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.

If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.

A leader is best
When people barely know he exists
Of a good leader, who talks little,
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled,
They will say, “We did this ourselves.

The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.