He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He who has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray.
Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
The most complete seems lacking. Yet in use it is not exhausted.
He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.
Yielding is the way of the Tao.
The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way.