The value of actions lies in their timing.

A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. Thus by nature's own decree, the soft and gentle are triumphant.

Meandering leads to perfection.

The one who does not honor the teacher and the one who does not honor the task, although ever so knowledgeable, they are confused.

The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite.

They can see their neighbors. Roosters and dogs can be heard from there. Still, they will age and die without visiting one another.

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