All things flourish, and each returns to its source.
If you would take, you must first give.
Because he (the Sage) demands no honor, he will never be dishonored.
The leader's main job is to make themselves obsolete.
The more laws that are written, the more criminals are produced.
When the world is ruled according to the Way, the ghosts lose their power. The ghosts do not really lose their power, but it is not used to harm people.