The net of heaven is very wide in its meshes, and yet it misses nothing.

Use the light to return to clarity.

If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.

Some have lavish garments, carry sharp swords, and feast on food and drink. They possess more than they can spend. This is called the vanity of robbers. It is certainly not the Way.

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.

If princes and kings could follow it (Tao), all things would by themselves abide, Heaven and Earth would unite and sweet dew would fall. People would by themselves find harmony, without being commanded.

By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.