Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature. The way of nature is unchanging. Knowing constancy is insight.

What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out

Of the second-rate leaders people speak respectfully saying, "He has done this, he has done that." Of the first-rate leaders, they do not say this. They say, "We have done it all ourselves."

The most able seems clumsy.

Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?

Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have taught, I also teach; verily, I will make it the root of my teaching.

Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.