Only he who does not seek to be ahead of others is capable of living in harmony with everyone.

He who knows himself is enlightened.

Kindness in words creates confidence.

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

Why is the tao so valuable? Because it is everywhere, and everyone can use it. This is why those who seek will find, And those who reform will be forgiven; Why the good will be rewarded, And the thief who is cunning will escape.

Heaven is eternal and Earth everlasting. They can be eternal and everlasting because they do not exist for themselves, And for this reason can exist forever.

The living are soft and yielding; the dead are rigid and stiff. Living plants are flexible and tender; the dead are brittle and dry.