Health is the greatest possession.

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.

Heaven is eternal and Earth everlasting. They can be eternal and everlasting because they do not exist for themselves, And for this reason can exist forever.

If you fail to honor your people, They will fail to honor you; It is said of a good leader that When the work is done, the aim fulfilled, The people will say, "We did this ourselves."

A good speaker does not stutter.

The one who is conscious (in Tao) can't speak. The one who can speak is not conscious (centered in Tao)

The Great Tao flows everywhere, to the left and to the right, all things depend on it to exist, and it does not abandon them. To its accomplishments it lays no claims. It loves and nourished all things, but does not lord it over them.