The great Way is very straight, but people prefer to deviate.

Every step is on the path.

The Eternal generates the One. The One generates the Two. The Two generates the Three. The Three generates all things.

Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer the intricate and artificial.

The world is a sacred vessel. It should not be meddled with. It should not be owned. If you try to meddle with it you will ruin it. If you try to own it you will lose it

Nothing and no one in the world is valuable or worthless.

The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect can be won with good deeds; but the Tao is beyond all value, and no one can achieve it. Thus, when a new leader is chosen, don't offer to help him with your wealth or your expertise. Offer instead to teach him about the Tao. Why did the ancient Masters esteem the Tao? Because, being one with the Tao, when you seek, you find; and when you make a mistake, you are forgiven. That is why everybody loves it.