Heaven's Way is like stretching a bow. The high is lowered and the low is raised. Excess is reduced and deficiency is replenished. Heaven's Way reduces excess and replenishes deficiency. People's Way is not so. They reduce the deficient and supply the excessive.

Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength

Truth sounds paradoxical!

Searching for precious goods leads astray.

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step and if that step is the right step, it becomes the last step.

The Master views the parts with compassion, because he understands the whole. His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao, as rugged and common as a stone.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.