Nature is not anthropomorphic.
Pain and happiness are simply conditions of the ego. Forget the ego.
The living are soft and yielding; the dead are rigid and stiff. Living plants are flexible and tender; the dead are brittle and dry.
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much.
Greed is costly. Assembled fortunes are lost.
The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao.