Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them... If the sage would guide the people, he must serve with humility. If he would lead them, he must follow behind. In this way when the sage rules, the people will not feel oppressed.
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
Clay is used to make vases, but it is the emptiness they contain that makes them useful.
The greatest virtue is to follow the Way utterly.
The Master acts without doing, and everything gets done.
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.