The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

Why did the ancients praise the Way? Did they not say it was because you find what you seek and are saved from your wrongdoings?

These possessions of a simpleton being the three I choose and cherish: to care, to be fair, to be humble.

The gentlest thing in the world overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance enters where there is no space. This shows the value of non-action. Teaching without words, performing without actions: that is the Master's way.

When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.

For knowledge, add something every day. For wisdom....subtract.