He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.

Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it. The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid. Everyone knows this is true, but few can put it into practice. Therefore the Master remains serene in the midst of sorrow. Evil cannot enter his heart. Because he has given up helping, he is people's greatest help. True words seem paradoxical.

Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.

When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy.

Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of you.

Those who are self-righteous are not prominent.

The Tao's principle is spontaneity.