The Tao doesn't take sides; it gives birth to both good and evil. The Master doesn't take sides; she welcomes both saints and sinners. The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. Hold on to the center.

Reputation should be neither sought nor avoided.

The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.

The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.

The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.

To rule by knowledge ravages the country.

When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you.