In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.

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.

Much knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good.

Even the longest journey must begin where you stand.

Hold on to the ancient Way to master the present, and to learn the distant beginning.

Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe?

Those who know when it is enough will not perish.