The wise man puts himself last and finds himself first.

Observe how endings become beginnings.

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name.

How can a man's life keep it's course If he will not let it flow, Those who flow as life flows know They need no other force: They feel no wear, they feel no tear, They need no mending, no repair.

Of all things, none does not revere the Way and honor virtue. Reverence of the Way and honoring virtue were not demanded of them, but it is in their nature.

When leading people and serving Heaven, nothing exceeds moderation.

The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose.