The wise man knows without traveling.
There is no greater crime than desire.
The superior leader keeps informed about everything but interferes hardly at all.
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being.
Make the small big and the few many.