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

"The sage wears rough clothing and holds the jewel in his heart."

"The five colors make one blind in the eyes; the five tones make one deaf in the ears."

"The softest thing in the world can overcome the hardest thing in the world."

"Therefore even the sage treats some things as difficult. That is why in the end no difficulties can get the better of him."