The sage acts by doing nothing.

Man at his birth is supple and tender, but in death, he is rigid and hard. Thus, suppleness and tenderness accompany life, but rigidity and hardness accompany death.

How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know They need no other force: They feel no wear, they feel no tear, They need no mending, no repair.

Those who of old were good practicers of Tao did not use it to make people bright, but rather used it to make them simple.

Deal with the small before it becomes large.

The best way to manage anything is by making use of its own nature.

Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.