With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel of the highest honour.
For all things difficult to acquire, the intelligent man works with perseverance.
Hold on to the ancient Way to master the present, and to learn the distant beginning.
Stop trying to control. Let go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will govern itself.
From wonder into wonder existence opens.
The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.