What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Heaven and Earth are not kind. They regard all things as offerings.
Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.
The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.
Rituals are the end of fidelity and honesty, and the beginning of confusion.