Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins. When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born.

He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment.

Worlds and particles, bodies and beings, time and space: All are transient expressions of the Tao.

The Tao doesn't take sides; it gives birth to both good and evil. The Master doesn't take sides; she welcomes both saints and sinners. The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. Hold on to the center.

The Tao is great. The universe is great. Earth is great. Man is great. These are the four great powers. Man follows the earth. Earth follows the universe. The universe follows the Tao. The Tao follows only itself.

You will understand a great truth when you get to realize that what you do to others, you are doing to yourself.