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.

If you have really attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.

When family ties are disturbed, devoted children arise.

When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.

He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.

The truth often sounds paradoxical.

Behave simply and hold on to purity.