Gravity is the source of lightness, Calm, the master of haste. A lone traveller will journey all day, watching over his belongings; Yet once safe in his bed he will lose them in sleep. The captain of a great vessel will not act lightly or hastily. Acting lightly, he loses sight of the world, Acting hastily, he loses control of himself. A captain can not treat his great ship as a small boat; Rather than glitter like jade He must stand like stone.