Cautious, like crossing a river in the winter.

A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.

Those who seek knowledge, collect something every day. Those who seek the Way, let go of something every day.

Ever desireless, one can see the mystery. Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations. These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this appears as darkness. Darkness within darkness. The gate to all mystery.

heaven is eternal, earth everlasting. they endure this way because they do not live for themselves. in the same way, the wise person puts himself last, and thereby finds himself first, holds himself outside, and thereby remains at the center, abandons himself, and is thereby fulfilled.

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. A good scientist has freed himself of concepts and keeps his mind open to what is.

The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.