When bitter enemies make peace, surely some bitterness remains.

People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.

Goodness in words creates trust, goodness in thinking creates depth, goodness in giving creates love.

What has no substance can penetrate what has no opening.

If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.

The heavy is the root of the light. The tranquil is the ruler of the hasty.

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.