Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
Obscure, like muddy waters.
The one who is conscious (in Tao) can't speak. The one who can speak is not conscious (centered in Tao)
The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.
Instead of being afraid of death, we should try to awake to life; and the only death we should escape from is to forget the presence of God into us.