Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness.

Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose

The world's big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.

Have patience. Wait until the mud settles and the water is clear. Remain unmoving until right action arises by itself.

The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.

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.

The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.