The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose.
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless.
The master does his job and then stops. He understands that the universe is forever out of control, and that trying to dominate events goes against the current of the Tao.
To have enough of enough is always enough.
Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?