Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what easy. Great undertakings always started with what is small. Therefore the sage never strives for the great,And thereby the great is achieved.

Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.

As soon as rules were made, names were given. There are already many names. One must know when it is enough.

Man is ruled by Earth. Earth is ruled by Heaven. Heaven is ruled by the Way. The Way is ruled by itself.

Be the chief but never the lord.

The ancients said: Hulk to be whole.

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