Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal.
The value comes from what is there, but the use comes from what is not there.
Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea.
In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.
Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness.
A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.