Act without doing; work without effort. Think of the small as large and the few as many. Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. The Master never reaches for the great; thus she achieves greatness. When she runs into a difficulty, she stops and gives herself to it. She doesn't cling to her own comfort; thus problems are no problem for her.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small.

Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.

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.

The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know how to keep below them. That is why they are able to reign over all the mountain streams.

If you scramble about in search of inner peace, you will lose your inner peace.