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

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.

The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.

In the Golden Age, Rulers were unknown. In the following age Rulers were loved and praised. Next came the age When rulers were feared. Finally the age When rulers are hated.

Pounding an edge to sharpness will not make it last.

I am wearied, as if I lacked a home to go to.

Abandon cleverness, discard profit, and thieves and robbers will disappear.