The grandest virtue seems deficient.

When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people's hearts.

Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains, there is only rain; when the clouds pass, the sun shines through. If you open yourself to the Tao, you are at one with the Tao and you can embody it completely. If you open yourself to insight, you are at one with insight and you can use it completely. If you open yourself to loss, you are at one with loss and you can accept it completely. Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; and everything will fall into place.

The one who does not stray away from her/his nature will live long.

They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.

If the majority doesn't laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man.

Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.