Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.
How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know They need no other force: They feel no wear, they feel no tear, They need no mending, no repair.
The superior leader keeps informed about everything but interferes hardly at all.
Let the country be small, and the inhabitants few.
The ruler attains wholeness in the correct governance of the people.
Prepare while it's easy.