You should rule a great country As you would fry a small fish- With the least turning.

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.

Only those who leisurely approach that which the masses are busy about can be busy about that which the masses take leisurely.

Wear down to be renewed.

The good leader carries water for his people.

The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance.

If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish. If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given. This is called the subtler perception of the way things are. The soft overcomes the hard. The slow overcomes the fast. Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.