Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.

The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be. The more subsidies you have, the less self reliant people will be.

Tao loves and nourishes all things, but does not dominate it over them.

The moment truth is asserted, it becomes false.

In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.

Few things under heaven bring more benefit than the lessons learned from silence and the actions taken without striving.