Knowing that we don't know it's humility; thinking that we know what we don't know, is sickness.

When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally.

The leader's main job is to make themselves obsolete.

Intellectual knowledge exists in and of the brain. Because the brain is part of the body, which must one day expire, this collection of facts, however large and impressive, will expire as well. {But spiritual insight transcends death.}

The unyielding army will not win.

To manage your mind, know that there is nothing, and then relinquish all attachment to nothingness.

When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.