the skilful binder uses no strings or knots, while to unloose what he has bound will be impossible.

Always without desire we must be found.

Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.

The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things, and in its occupying, without striving (to the contrary), the low place which all men dislike.

With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel of the highest honour.

Rushing into action, you fail. Trying to grasp things, you lose them. Forcing a project to completion, you ruin what was almost ripe.

The greatest misfortune is the self.

The simple child again, free from all stains.

Wealth and position bring arrogance And leave disasters upon oneself.

What calamity is greater than no contentment, and what flaw greater than the passion for gain.

But if desire always within us be no calamity greater than to be discontented with one's lot; When things (in the vegetable world) have displayed their luxuriant growth, we see each of them return to its root.

The stiff and unyielding are the companions of death, while the yielding and tender are the companions of life. Therefore we see that unbending armies cannot conquer, and the strongest tree feels the axe. The mighty will fall down low, but the humble will rise up.

A thousand-mile journey begins under your feet.

Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao.

The masters were said to be profound because they show the greatest wisdom when comfortable in Life’s mysterious and unknown depths

For regulating the human (in our constitution) and rendering the (proper) service to the heavenly, there is nothing moderation.

All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is.

Front and back follow each other.

What does "favor and disgrace make one fearful" mean? Favor is high; disgrace is low Having it makes one fearful Losing it makes one fearful.

The highest goodness resembles water.