Those who advice the ruler on the Way, do not want the world subdued with weapons.
Attain utmost emptiness. Abide in steadfast stillness.
Thirty spokes are joined in the wheel's hub. The hole in the middle makes it useful.
He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.
As it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow. The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up. It adjusts excess and deficiency so that there is perfect balance.
Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe?