Displaying riches and titles with pride brings about one's downfall.
Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.
The small is easy to scatter.
Meandering leads to perfection.
The Tao is always at ease. It overcomes without competing, answers without speaking a word, arrives without being summoned, accomplishes without a plan. Its net covers the whole universe. And though its meshes are wide, it doesn't let a thing slip through.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.