He who walks on tip-toe does not walk on solid ground.

The group will not prosper if the leader grabs the lion's share of the credit for the good work that has been done.

Do not strive for the shine of jade, but clatter like stone.

When one gives whatever one can without restraint, the barriers of individuality break down. It no longer becomes possible to tell whether it is the student offering himself to the teacher, or the teacher offering herself to the student. One sees only two immaculate beings, reflecting one another like a pair of brilliant mirrors.

Open yourself to the truth, then trust in your natural responses, and everything will fall into place.

Movement overcomes cold.

It (Tao) is eternally without desire. So, it can be called small. All things return to it, although it does not make itself their ruler. So, it can be called great.