Things flourish, then each returns to its root. Returning to the root is called stillness: Stillness is called return to life, return to life is called the constant; knowing the constant is called enlightenment.
Not valuing wealth prevents theft.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.
Greed is costly. Assembled fortunes are lost.
Every human being's essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots and take on a counterfeit nature.