Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.

The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.

The Tao never does anything, yet through it all things are done. If powerful men and women could venter themselves in it, the whole world would be transformed by itself, in its natural rhythms. People would be content with their simple, everyday lives, in harmony, and free of desire. When there is no desire, all things are at peace.

Free from desire, you realize the mystery, caught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.

Observe how endings become beginnings.

Holding on to the weak is called strength.

Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound union.