"Abandon sageliness and discard wisdom, and the people will benefit a hundredfold. Abandon benevolence and discard righteousness, and the people will return to filial piety and paternal love. Abandon s…"

"Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech."

"If a nation is to be great, it must be like a great river, it must flow freely in every direction."

"He who is without desire sees the mystery. He who is with desire sees only the manifestations."

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