The moment truth is asserted, it becomes false.

Stillness is the ruler of haste.

If one desires to receive one must first give. This is called profound understanding.

He who regards the world as he does the fortune of his own body can govern the world. He who loves the world as he does his own body can be entrusted with the world.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

The master does his job and then stops. He understands that the universe is forever out of control, and that trying to dominate events goes against the current of the Tao.

Let people return to making knots on ropes, instead of writing.