Thirty spokes are joined in the wheel's hub. The hole in the middle makes it useful.

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

Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.

It is the child that sees the primordial secret in Nature and it is the child of ourselves we return to. The child within us is simple and daring enough to live the Secret.

Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.

Good Government is not intrusive the people are hardly aware of it; the next best is felt yet loved; then comes that which is known and feared; the worst government is hated.

Those who are self-righteous are not prominent.