From wonder into wonder existence opens.

Confidence is the greatest friend.

Force is followed by loss of strength. This is not the way of the Tao. That which goes against the Tao comes to an early end.

Keep behind, and you shall be put in front; keep out, and you shall be kept in.

People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.

Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it.

Accept disgrace willingly... Accept being unimportant... Surrender yourself humbly; then you can be trusted to care for all things. Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things.