"The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own."

"The Tao never does anything, yet through it all things are done."

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

"Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more precious?"

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