The nameless is the beginning of Heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of all things.

The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.

Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be rooted up. Whoever embraces the Tao will not slip away. Her name will be held in honor from generation to generation. Let the Tao be present in your life and you will become genuine. Let it be present in your family and your family will flourish. Let it be present in your country and your country will be an example to all countries in the world. Let it be present in the universe and the universe will sing. How do I know this is true? By looking inside myself.

To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.

The universe is deathless; Is deathless because, having no finite self, it stays infinite. A sound man by not advancing himself stays the further ahead of himself, By not confining himself to himself sustains himself outside himself: By never being an end in himself he endlessly becomes himself.

The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.

Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves.