What should be shrunken must first be stretched.

The Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no desires for itself; thus it is present for all beings. The Master stays behind; that is why she is ahead. She is detached from all things; that is why she is one with them. Because she has let go of herself, she is perfectly fulfilled.

When taxes are too high, people go hungry. When the government is too intrusive, people lose their spirit. Act for the people's benefit. Trust them; leave them alone.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.

The people starve because those above them eat too much tax-grain. That is the only reason why they starve.

From now back to antiquity, its (Tao's) name has not been lost. Thereby, see the origin of all.