Ignorance
To know one's ignorance is healthy To ignore one's ignorance is sick The sage recognizes this as sickness And is therefore immune Tao Wisdom
Individuality
My words are easy to understand My actions are easy to perform Yet no other can understand or perform them My words have meaning My...
In Battle
There is a saying among soldiers: It is easier to lose a yard than to take an inch In this manner one may deploy troops without...
Compassion
Compassion is the finest weapon and best defense If you would establish harmony, Compassion must surround you like a fortress A skillful...
Lead By Following
Rivers carve out valleys by flowing underneath Thus the river is the master of the valley In order to master people One must represent...
Subtlety
The ancients skilled in the Tao did not seek to rule with knowledge But to help others return to what is natural It is difficult for the...
Care at the Beginning
What lies still is easy to grasp What lies far off is easy to anticipate What is brittle is easy to shatter What is small is easy to...
Difficulty
Act in repose Be at rest when you work Savor unflavored things Magnify the small Multiply the few Return love for hate Deal with...
Saint and Sinner
The Tao is the meaning of man's life It is the treasure of the saint And the refuge of the sinner Consoling words are often borrowed Good...
Submission
A great state is a place where paths converge It becomes a center where smaller states can meet in peace Just as a maiden wins her...