Sublime

I observed another admirable character trait—his ardent commitment to truth and clarity.

Pea

The xiāoyáo peng is grand because it’s free; it’s free because it’s beyond ambition.

Treat the small as great, the less as more; Answer an insult with acts of grace.

WANG P’ANG says, “Although sages are sages, they look the same as others. But because they embody the Way of Heaven and don’t fight, they alone differ from everyone else. Sages are selfless because they no longer have a self.