Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.
Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding.
Misfortune is the root of good fortune; good fortune gives birth to misfortune.
Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.
Strong winds do not last all morning, hard rains do not last all day.
When good thing are accomplished, it does not claim (or name) them. This is Te, which is close in meaning to power or virtue. It is something within a person, and it is enhanced by following the Tao, or 'that from which nothing can deviate'.