The Way that can be walked is not the eternal Way.

Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.

The usefulness of the pot lies in its emptiness.

The Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things.

The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least are despised.

Being a model to the world, eternal virtue will never falter in you, and you return to the boundless.

One who lives in accordance with nature does not go against the way of things but moves in harmony with the present moment.