What is evil about people is being alone, widowed, and destitute, but the princes think they are famous.

The Tao is often nameless, only virtue is revealed; the ultimate virtue has no foundation, it is achieved by following the Tao. There is no way for misfortunes and blessings, but people call it upon themselves. The rewards of good and evil follow each other like a shadow. 1. The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. Famous, very famous. The nameless beginning of heaven and earth; the named mother of all things.

A gentleman does not say that small good deeds are not enough to be done, so he abandons them. Small good deeds accumulate and become great good deeds. He does not say that small bad deeds are done because they are harmless, but small bad deeds accumulate and turn into great bad deeds. ——"Huainanzi·Miao Chengxun"

It is better to go home and weave a net when you are envious of fish when you are near the river.

The soldier is an ominous weapon, something that may be evil, so he who has the right to do it will not live there.

Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know.

When the sun is at its extreme, it is flat, and when the moon is full, it is waning.

The great road is invisible, giving birth to the heaven and the earth; the great road is ruthless, running the sun and the moon; the great road is nameless, growing and nourishing all things.

The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as stupid dogs.