To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.
Heaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.