"The heavy is the root of the light. The still is the master of the restless."

"When the government is muddle-headed, the people are simple and honest. When the government is clear-cut, the people are discontented."

"When the great Tao is abandoned, there is humanity and righteousness. When wisdom and intelligence appear, there is great hypocrisy."

"To yield is to be preserved whole. To be bent is to be straightened. To be empty is to be filled. To be worn out is to be renewed. To have little is to gain. To have plenty is to be perplexed."

"The sage wears coarse clothes and carries jewels in his bosom."