I will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct.

He who regards many things easy will find many difficulties. Therefore the sage regards things difficult, and consequently never has difficulties.

Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim.

The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way.

The truly great man dwells on what is real and not what is on the surface.