The one who is conscious (in Tao) can't speak. The one who can speak is not conscious (centered in Tao)

People take death lightly. They expect too much of life. That is why people take death lightly.

What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams under Heaven converge; or like the female throughout the world, who by quiescence always overcomes the male. And quiescence is a form of humility.

To rule by knowledge ravages the country.

ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim.

Quarrel with a friend - and you are both wrong.

Abandon knowledge and your worries are over.