I am good to people who are good. I am also good to people who are not good. Because Virtue is goodness.

If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.

The tree which needs two arms to span its girth sprang from the tiniest shoot. Yon tower, nine stories high, rose from a little mound of earth. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Gain or loss, what is worse?

A tree that is unbending, is easily broken.

Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.

Be humble and you will remain entire. The sages do not display themselves, therefore they shine. They do not approve themselves, therefore they are noted. They do not praise themselves, therefore they have merit. They do not glory in themselves, therefore they excel.