If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.

In work, do what you enjoy.

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.'

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.

Movement overcomes cold.

The best people are like water, which benefits all things and does not compete with them. It stays in lowly places that others reject. This is why it is so similar to the Way.

The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness.