Since before time and space were, the Tao is. It is beyond is and is not.
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.
Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
By moderation one can be generous.
The longer you travel, the less you know.
A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one's feet.