The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao, as rugged and common as a stone.
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.
The sage's Way is to act and not to contend.
If people are not afraid of dying, why threaten them with death?
The wise man does not lay up treasure. The more he expends on others, the more he gains for himself. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.