“This honouring of the Tao and exalting of its operation is not the result of any ordination, but always a spontaneous tribute.”

“Hence (its way) is near to (that of) the Tao.”

“Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes it law from the Tao. The law of the Tao is its being what it is.”

“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.”

“When the highest type of men hear Tao,They diligently practice it.When the average type of men hear Tao,They half believe in it.When the lowest type of men hear Tao,They laugh heartily at it.Without the laugh, there is no Tao”

“The Tao is hidden, and has no name; but it is the Tao which is skilful at imparting (to all things what they need) and making them complete.”

“When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself.”