The one who does not stray away from her/his nature will live long.
Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could be so with all people!
Searching for precious goods leads astray.
Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea.
Tao invariably takes no action, and yet there is nothing left undone.
When superior people hear of the Way, they carry it out with diligence. When middling people hear of the Way, it sometimes seems to be there, sometimes not. When lesser people hear of the Way, they ridicule it greatly. If they didn't laugh at it, it wouldn't be the Way.