The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself.
The sage attends to the belly, and not to what he sees.
The longer you travel, the less you know.
The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.
To be constantly without desire is the way to have a vision of the mystery of heaven and earth. For constantly to have desire is the means by which their limitations are seen.
Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves.