He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of mankind, Virtue will never desert him. He returns to the state of a little child.

Favor and disgrace are like fear. Favor is in a higher place, and disgrace in a lower place. When you win them you are like being in fear, and when you lose them you are also like being in fear. So favor and disgrace are like fear.

I do not know its name. I call it the Way. For the lack of better words I call it great.

When you accept yourself, the Universe accepts you.

Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have to fear?

As restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied the people grow poorer and poorer. When they are subjected to overmuch government, the land is thrown into confusion.

For knowledge, add something every day. For wisdom....subtract.