Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.
The world is a sacred vessel. It should not be meddled with. It should not be owned. If you try to meddle with it you will ruin it. If you try to own it you will lose it
Because he (the Sage) opposes no one, no one in the world can oppose him.
The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance.
All men desire to free themselves solely from death; they do not know how to free themselves from life.
You should rule a great country As you would fry a small fish- With the least turning.