Good Government is not intrusive the people are hardly aware of it; the next best is felt yet loved; then comes that which is known and feared; the worst government is hated.

The highest virtue is not virtuous. Therefore it has virtue. The lowest virtue holds on to virtue. Therefore it has no virtue.

Returning to the source is stillness. It is returning to one's fate. Returning to one's fate is eternal.

If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.

In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.

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

Develop the strength of a man, but live as gently as a woman