Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.
When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless, immutable Tao.
The sage has no concern for himself, but makes the concerns of others his own.
He (the sage) wants all things to follow their own nature, but dares not act.
In the Golden Age, Rulers were unknown. In the following age Rulers were loved and praised. Next came the age When rulers were feared. Finally the age When rulers are hated.