Returning is the movement of the Way.

Take time to listen to what is said without words, to obey the law too subtle to be written, to worship the unnameable and to embrace the unformed.

Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe.

Do you think that you can clear your mind by sitting constantly in silent meditation? This makes your mind narrow, not clear. Integral awareness is fluid and adaptable, present in all places and at all times. That is true meditation. ... The Tao is clear and simple, and it doesn't avoid the world.

If you practice inaction, nothing will be left undone: For the way to acquire lordship over society is by invariably not interfering.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

Kindness in words creates confidence.