Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Be still and allow the mud to settle.
Knowing that you do not know is the best. Not knowing that you do not know is an illness.
Happiness perches on misery. Misery crouches beneath happiness.
Tao in the world is like a river flowing home to the sea.
Going on means going far, going far means returning.
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.