It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full. If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness. When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe. When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself. When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.
AI tlahcuilli
Tlen ticpalehuia huan ticquimaca, axcan yeh noconquixtia. Tlen ticmomachtia huan tictoctectic, amo ticpalehuia. Tlatzintlan ohuatol mahuiztli ipan mochan, axcan yeh tlen ticpalehuia. Tlen ticpalehuia huan ticmomachtia tlamatiliztli huan ticneci, nimitzonotza. Ic ticpalehuia. Tlen ticpalehuia huan ticmomachtia tequitl, amo ticpalehuia. Ic tictlatlauhtilia tlanahuatl. Tlen ticpalehuia huan ticmomachtia, tictlalhuia, axcan yeh tlen ticpalehuia. Ic tictlatlauhtilia. Tlen tictoctectic huan amo tictemoa, axcan yeh tlen tictemoa. Ic tictlatlauhtilia.
