A whale out of water is over-run by ants.
If you want to know me, look inside your heart.
Going on means going far, going far means returning.
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.
A great country is like the lower outlet of a river. It is the world's meeting ground, the world's female.
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is lost there are rituals.