"The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people will be. The more sharp weapons the people have, the more trouble there will be in the country. The more clever and skillful man is, the more str…"

"He who boasts of his own achievements will not endure."

"The sage, because he does not contend, is therefore without reproach."

"The best of men is like water. Water benefits all things and does not compete with them. It dwells in lowly places that all disdain. This is why it is so near to the Tao."

"He who is content with what he has, is rich."