The supreme rulers are hardly known by their subjects. The lesser are loved and praised. The even lesser are feared. The least are despised.

You cannot receive what you don't give. Outflow determines inflow.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature. The way of nature is unchanging. Knowing constancy is insight.

That which offers no resistance, overcomes the hardest substances.

Seek not happiness too greedily and be not fearful of happiness.