The sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance.
Those who would take over the earth and shape it to their will, never, I notice succeed.
If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.
Those who know are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened.
That so few understand me is why I am treasured.
Other people have more than they need, I alone seem wanting.
We desire to understand the world by giving names to the things we see, but these things are only the effects of something subtle.
That which offers no resistance can enter where there is no space.
Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore he is distinguished; from self-glorification, therefore he has merit; from self-exaltation, therefore he rises superior to all. Inasmuch as he does not strive, there is no one in the world who can strive with him.
First and last follow each other.
Behave simply and hold on to purity.
If I have even just a little sense, I will walk on the main road and my only fear will be of straying from it. Keeping to the main road is easy, But people love to be sidetracked.
There is no greater fault than sensual indulgence. There is no greater misfortune than malcontent. There is no greater calamity than greed.
These possessions of a simpleton being the three I choose and cherish: to care, to be fair, to be humble.
The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. He knows that he is going to die, and her has nothing left to hold on to: no illusions in his mind, no resistances in his body. He doesn't think about his actions; they flow from the core of his being. He holds nothing back from life; therefore he is ready for death, as a man is ready for sleep after a good day's work.
The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non aggressiveness.
The True Person avoids extremes, self-indulgence, and extravagance.
There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent.
Activity conquers coldness. Stillness conquers heat.
Things are not worth attending to, yet they have to be attended to.
Misfortune is the root of good fortune; good fortune gives birth to misfortune.
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
What Heaven detests, who knows why? Even the sage considers it difficult.
The wise man knows without traveling.
Nature is not human hearted.
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