Is not the space between Heaven and Earth like a bellows? It is empty, but lacks nothing. The more it moves, the more comes out of it.

The sage is one with the world, and lives in harmony with it.

To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.

Correct becomes defect. Good becomes ominous. People's delusions have certainly lasted long.

The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.

Deal with the small before it becomes large.

When many people are killed, they should be mourned and lamented. Those who are victorious in war should follow the rites of funerals.