Things exalted then decay. This is going against the Way. What goes against the Way meets an early end.
The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise to ignore them. Those who live inside their egos are continually bewildered.
Hear no evil. See no evil. Speak no evil.
Nature doesn't make long speeches.
Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow.
What is well planted will not be uprooted.