The high must make the low its base.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
Those who seek knowledge, collect something every day. Those who seek the Way, let go of something every day.
Learn from the people. Plan with the people. Begin with what they have. Build on what they know.
Behave simply and hold on to purity.
The scholar gains every day; the man of Tao loses every day.