When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.

Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.

In work, do what you enjoy.

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.

Worlds and particles, bodies and beings, time and space: All are transient expressions of the Tao.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.

The value of teaching without words and accomplishing without action is understood by few in the world.