The sage embraces the one, and is an example to the world.

Be empty. Be still. Just watch everything come and go. This is the way of Nature.

Taking things lightly must lead to big difficulties.

Harmony is called the eternal. Knowing the eternal is called clarity.

Knowing others is to be clever. Knowing yourself is to be enlightened. Overcoming others requires force. Overcoming yourself requires strength.

The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao. When rich speculators prosper While farmers lose their land; when government officials spend money on weapons instead of cures; when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible while the poor have nowhere to turn- all this is robbery and chaos. It is not in keeping with the Tao.

From caring comes courage.