"Do not exalt the talented, so that people will not be contentious. Do not value rare treasures, so that people will not steal. Do not display what is desirable, so that people will not be confused."

"If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present."

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

"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."

"The greatest villain is the one who tries to do good."