Excellent leaders of people lower themselves.

Take care of what is difficult while it is still easy, and deal with what will become big while it is yet small.

Going back to the origin is called peace; it means reversion to destiny. Reversion to destiny is called eternity. Those who know eternity are called enlightened.

Those who take long steps cannot keep the pace.

Heaven's net is very vast. It is sparsely meshed, yet nothing slips through.

Those who die without being forgotten get longevity.

Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains, there is only rain; when the clouds pass, the sun shines through. If you open yourself to the Tao, you are at one with the Tao and you can embody it completely. If you open yourself to insight, you are at one with insight and you can use it completely. If you open yourself to loss, you are at one with loss and you can accept it completely. Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; and everything will fall into place.