He who holds on to the Way seeks no excess. Since he lacks excess, he can grow old in no need to be renewed.
The living are soft and yielding; the dead are rigid and stiff. Living plants are flexible and tender; the dead are brittle and dry.
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
All things carry yin and embrace yang. They reach harmony by blending with the vital breath.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Be who you are, and go the whole way.