Abandon cleverness, discard profit, and thieves and robbers will disappear.

If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally.

The master understands that the universe is forever out of control

Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

The living are soft and yielding; the dead are rigid and stiff. Living plants are flexible and tender; the dead are brittle and dry.

He who is contented is rich.

Thorn bushes grow where armies have camped.