1. Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.

2. It is better to stay focused than to talk too much.

3. A late bloomer and a great voice.

4. If Heaven wants it to die, it will make it crazy.

5. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise.

6. He who conquers others is strong, and he who conquers himself is strong.

7. See simplicity and be simple, have few selfish desires.

8. Favor and disgrace are like surprises, and honor and disaster are like disasters.

9. Doing nothing, doing nothing, and tasteless.

10. Those who can be criticized by the country are the masters of the country.

11. Those who cut themselves off have no success, and those who are proud of themselves will not grow.

12. The wind will last forever, and the rain will last all day.

13. The showers last forever, and the wind lasts forever.

14. Everyone is good at it, but I am the only stubborn one.

15. Those who know beforehand are the brilliance of Tao and the beginning of ignorance.

16. Success, fame, and retirement are the ways of heaven.

17. If you are brave, you will kill; if you are brave, you will live.

18. The saint is not great in the end, so he can become great.

19. Knowing the male and guarding the female are the streams of the world.

20. Good words can attract people, and good deeds can attract people.

21. The beginning of all things, the great path leads to simplicity, and evolution leads to complexity.

22. Quietness beats impatience, cold beats heat. Tranquility is the righteousness of the world.

23. The reason why Jianghai can become the king of hundreds of valleys is because of its kindness.

24. Life has nothing but life itself.

25. Tao produces one. Life is two. Two makes three. The three give birth to all things.

26. The only evil thing for people is to be lonely and lonely, but the princes think they are famous.

27. The way of heaven is beneficial but not harmful. The way of man is to work without fighting.

28. Inaction, no self, no desire, living below, pure and natural.

29. Being is the beginning of all things; non-being is the mother of all things.

30. The reason why Jianghai can become the king of hundreds of valleys is because of his good deeds.

31. Those who are content will be rich, those who are forceful will have ambitions, and those who do not lose their place will be long-lasting.

32. What people hate is being lonely, widowed, and destitute, but the princes think they are famous.

33. Everyone has more than enough, but I am the only one with more than enough. What a fool I am!

34. Its government is boring, but its people are honest; its government is chaotic, but its people are lacking.

35. My heart is easy to understand and easy to act. No one in the world can know it, and no one can do it.

36. If you make peace with a big grievance, there will always be more grievances; if you complain with virtue, can you do good?

37. The sage steps back and puts his body first, and stands up outside so that his body stays.

38. A late bloomer; a loud voice has no sound; an elephant is invisible; a Tao is unknown.

39. Being generous without corners means being a late bloomer. The sound is loud, but the elephant is invisible.

40. Where a teacher is, there are thorns. After the army, there will be bad years.

41. If you want to impress the people, you must speak down. If you want to lead the people, you must leave them behind.

42. When it is empty but not yielding, when it is moving, it will be strong. It is better to keep the center than to talk too much.

43. Heaviness is the root of lightness, tranquility is the king of impatience. If you are gentle, you will lose your roots; if you are impatient, you will lose your authority.

44. The sage does not accumulate. Since he thinks that others have more for himself, he has given more to others.

45. Hold on to the ancient ways to express the present. To know the beginning of the ancient times is to say that the Tao has already begun.

46. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. He who conquers others is powerful, and he who conquers himself is strong.

47. All things are created without beginning, born without being, done without relying on, and accomplished without living.

48. People often succeed and fail in their undertakings. If you are as careful as you are at the beginning, you will never fail.

49. Words are spoken, but they are tasteless. They cannot be seen or heard, and cannot be used.

50. What others teach, I also teach. Those who are strong will not be allowed to die, I will be your godfather.

51. There is no greater disaster than underestimating the enemy. Underestimating the enemy will cost us our treasure. Therefore, if the resistance is similar, the one who mourns will win.

52. Those who do it will lose it, and those who insist will lose it. This is because the sage has no motives and therefore has no failures, and has no attachments and therefore has no failures.

53. If a man makes a promise lightly, he will be distrustful; when things are easy, they will be difficult. Therefore, it is still difficult for the sage, so it will not be difficult in the end.

54. I have three treasures, hold on to them and protect them: the first is compassion, the second is frugality, and the third is not daring to be the first in the world.

55. Therefore, if you value your body in the world, you can support the world; if you love your body, you can support the world.

56. Therefore, the Tao is big, the sky is big, the earth is big, and people are also big. There are four major ones in the domain, and humans live in one of them.

57. Do nothing but do everything. To conquer the world, it is often necessary to have nothing to do, and even if there is something to do, it is not enough to conquer the world.

58. The more you learn, the more you learn. The more you learn, the more you lose. Damage after damage, to the point of doing nothing. Do nothing and do nothing.

59. It’s too high, and everyone knows it. Secondly, praise him in person. Secondly, fear it. Secondly, insult it.

60. If you love too much, you will spend a lot of money; if you hide too much, you will perish. Therefore, if you know what is enough, you will not be disgraced, and if you know how to stop, you will not perish, and you can last a long time.

61. Faith is not beautiful. Don't believe the good words. Good people don’t argue. The debater is not good. He who knows is not knowledgeable. Scholars don’t know.

62. If you abandon the sage and abandon wisdom, the people will benefit a hundredfold; if you abandon the benevolent and righteous, the people will return to filial piety and kindness; if you abandon the skillful and profitable, there will be no thieves.

63. 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.

64. The immortality of the Grain God is called the mysterious female. The gate of Xuanfei is called the root of heaven and earth. If it persists, it will not be used diligently.

65. If you do not respect the virtuous, the people will not fight; if you do not value hard-to-find goods, the people will not steal; if you do not see the desirable, the people will not be confused.

66. Being and non-being complement each other, difficulty and ease complement each other, long and short complement each other, high and low complement each other, sounds harmonize each other, and front and rear follow each other. Heng Ye.

67. When the great principles are lost, there is benevolence and righteousness; when there is wisdom, there is great hypocrisy; when relatives are in discord, there is filial piety; when the country is in confusion, there are loyal ministers.

68. If it is crooked, it will be complete; if it is wrong, it will be straight; if it is hollow, it will be full; if it is hollow, it will be new; if it is less, it will be gained; if it is too much, it will be confused. Therefore, it is the common practice of the world for a saint to hold one in his arms.

69. The reason why heaven and earth can last forever is because it does not generate itself, so it can live forever. It is not because it is selfless, so it can be selfish.

70. Enjoy your food, enjoy your clothes, enjoy your home, and enjoy your customs. Neighbors look at each other, hear the sounds of chickens and dogs, and the people do not interact with each other until they grow old and die.

71. I will be good to those who are good; I will also be good to those who are not good; virtue is good. Those who believe, I believe in; those who do not believe, I also believe in; virtue believes.

72. It is the common practice in the world for a saint to hold one in his arms. It is not self-seeing, so it is clear; it is not self-righteous, so it is manifest; it is not self-cutting, so it is meritorious; it is not self-respecting, so it is long-lasting.

73. Victory is nothing to show off. Those who show off are those who like to kill. Those who like to kill cannot succeed in the world.

74. Therefore, good people are teachers of bad people; bad people are resources of good people. Not appreciating his teacher, not loving his talent, even though his wisdom is great and deluded, it is said that he wants to be wonderful.

75. If you don’t see yourself, you will be clear; if you don’t know what you are, you will be enlightened; if you don’t attack yourself, you will be successful; if you are not proud of yourself, you will be long; you will not fight, so no one in the world can compete with you.

76. Great straightness is like song, great skill is like clumsiness, great debate is like indolence. The tree that hugs each other is born from the smallest grain of wood; the nine-story platform begins from tired soil; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

77. Returning to life is called Chang, knowing Chang is called Ming. I don't know what's normal, and I act recklessly. Know that the appearance is constant, the appearance is the public, the public is the whole, the whole is the sky, the sky is the way, the way is the long-term, and the body is not destroyed.

78. Even with great grievances, there will always be residual grievances; how can we do good? Therefore, the sage holds the contract and does not blame others. There is Desiqi, but there is no Desiche. Heaven has no relatives and always associates with good people.

79. Those who are good as soldiers do not use martial arts. He who is good at fighting does not get angry. Those who are good at defeating the enemy will not fight. Those who make good use of people are inferior. This is called the virtue of not fighting, it is called the use of human strength, it is called the ultimate in matching with heaven.

80. Heaven and earth last forever. The reason why heaven and earth can last forever is because they do not generate themselves, so they can live forever. Therefore, the sage follows his body and comes first, and his body exists outside his body. Because of its selflessness, it can achieve its selfishness.

81. People are weak in life and strong in death. Plants and trees are soft and brittle when they are alive, and they are withered when they die. Therefore, the strong are the disciples of death, and the weak are the disciples of life. Therefore, if the army is strong, it will be destroyed, and if the wood is strong, it will be broken. The strong is at the bottom, the weak is at the top.

82. Let me know clearly and walk on the road, but only use this fear. The roads are barren, but the people like them. The dynasty is in turmoil, the fields are barren, and the warehouses are empty. He is talented in literature, carries a sharp sword, hates eating and drinking, and has plenty of money. This is called stealing and boasting, which is wrong!