What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao.
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.
Excellent warriors are not violent.
Violence, even well intentioned, always rebounds upon oneself.
When family ties are disturbed, devoted children arise.
The things that have acquired unity are these: Heaven by unity has become clear; Earth by unity has become steady; The Spirit by unity has become spiritual; The Valley by unity has become full; All things by unity have come into existence.