"Do that which consists in taking no action; Pursue that which is not meddlesome; Savor that which has no flavor."

"Without going out of the door, one can know the whole world. Without peeping through the window, one can see the Way of Heaven. The further one goes, the less one knows."

"He who is without desire sees the mystery. He who is with desire sees only the manifestations."

"The more laws and ordinances are promulgated, the more thieves and bandits there will be."

"Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much and be confused."