Seal the openings, shut the doors, dull the sharpness, untie the knots, dim the light, become one with the dust. This is called the profound union.

Do not make them (people) weary at their work. If you do not make them weary, they will not be weary of you.

The brittle is easy to shatter.

I find good people good And I find bad people good If I am good enough.

Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused. ...The ancients say, "Yield and overcome." Is that an empty saying? Be really whole, And all things will come to you.

People are hard to govern. The rulers interfere with too much. That is why people are hard to govern.

Can you love or guide someone without any kind of expectation?