持而盈之，不如其已；
It's better to let something go when it'sabout time, instead of holding to it and trying to fulfill it.

揣而锐之，不可长保。
When you steel and sharpen something, you make it more vulnerable and less sustainable simultaneously.

金玉满堂，莫之能守。
Filling your hall with gold and jade will make it impossible to be kept by you for long.


富贵而骄，自遗其咎。
Feeling proud of your wealth and noble status will leave hidden trouble to yourself.



功成身退，天之道也。
It is the Tao of the universe to retire when your task is done.