Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed.

When the highest type of men hear Tao, They diligently practice it. When the average type of men hear Tao, They half believe in it. When the lowest type of men hear Tao, They laugh heartily at it. Without the laugh, there is no Tao.

When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty,There arises the recognition of ugliness.When they all know the good as good,There arises the recognition of evil.

People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

To know that you do not know is the best.To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.

To be worn out is to be renewed.

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.