Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.

The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.

Virtue in its grandest aspect is neither more nor less than following reason.

The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.

With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel of the highest honour.

Throw away holiness and wisdom, and people will be a hundred times happier. Throw away morality and justice, and people will do the right thing. Throw away industry and profit, and there won't be any thieves. If these three aren't enough, just stay at the center of the circle and let all things take their course.

Give up learning, and put an end to your troubles.