Returning is the movement of the Way.

You should rule a great country As you would fry a small fish- With the least turning.

Understand this if nothing else: spiritual freedom and oneness with the Tao are not randomly bestowed gifts, but the rewards of conscious self-transformation and self-evolution.

Wise men hear and see as little children do.

If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish. If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given. This is called the subtler perception of the way things are. The soft overcomes the hard. The slow overcomes the fast. Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

Why are the people rebellious? Because the rulers interfere too much. Therefore they are rebellious.

The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.