"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

"One who is too insistent on his own views finds few who agree with him."

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

"The sage rules by emptying their minds and filling their bellies, by weakening their wills and strengthening their bones."

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