The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine.

I have the mind of a fool, understanding nothing.

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

The Tao doesn't take sides; it gives birth to both good and evil. The Master doesn't take sides; she welcomes both saints and sinners. The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand. Hold on to the center.

A violent wind does not last for a whole morning.

Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.

Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what easy. Great undertakings always started with what is small. Therefore the sage never strives for the great,And thereby the great is achieved.