If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?
In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.
There is something obscure which is complete before heaven and earth arose; tranquil, quiet, standing alone without change, moving without peril. It could be the mother of everything. Not knowing its name, I call it Tao.
There is no greater crime than desire.
Distortion upon distortion: . . . the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.
Do nondoing, strive for non-stiving, savor the flavourless, make much of little, repay enmity with virture; plan for difficulty when it is still easy, do the great while it is still small.