Nature does not have to insist.

One who lives in accordance with nature does not go against the way of things but moves in harmony with the present moment.

When everyone in the world sees beauty, then ugly exists.

The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.

Conduct your triumph as a funeral.

The heavy is the root of the light. The unmoved is the source of all movement. Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home. However splendid the views, she stays serenely in herself. Why should the lord of the country flit about like a fool? If you let yourself be blown to and fro, you lose touch with your root. If you let restlessness move you, you lose touch with who you are.

The Tao doesn't take sides; it gives birth to both good and evil. The Master doesn't take sides; she welcomes both saints and sinners. The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. Hold on to the center.