Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of you.

The Tao is unpredictable to those that live according to plans. Only those who have no agenda are in harmony with the Tao.

Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.

The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.

What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.

The one who rules like the mother lasts long.

Everything in the universe is created from something, which in turn is created from nothing.