A sage is skilled at helping people without excluding anyone.
Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing. . . . Thus, taking advantage of what is, we recognize the utility of what is not.
All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being.
The Tao's principle is spontaneity.
He does not struggle with anyone - thus no one can vanquish him.
Why is the tao so valuable? Because it is everywhere, and everyone can use it. This is why those who seek will find, And those who reform will be forgiven; Why the good will be rewarded, And the thief who is cunning will escape.