Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows.

The True Person governs by emptying the heart of desire and filling the belly with food, weakening ambitions and strengthening bones.

The sage governs by emptying senses and filling bellies.

Does one scent appeal more than another? Do you prefer this flavor, or that feeling? Is your practice sacred and your work profane? Then your mind is separated: from itself, from oneness, from the Tao.

Great, it passes on (in constant flow).

Nature's way is simple and easy, but men prefer the intricate and artificial.

How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?