The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao. When rich speculators prosper While farmers lose their land; when government officials spend money on weapons instead of cures; when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible while the poor have nowhere to turn- all this is robbery and chaos. It is not in keeping with the Tao.

I have no desire to desire, and people become like the uncarved wood by themselves.

Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. There is a time for being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle.

Everything in the universe is created from something, which in turn is created from nothing.

Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless.

The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.