“When there is no desire,all things are at peace.”

“Simplicity has no name is free of desires. Being free of desires it is tranquil. And the world will be at peace of it's own accord.”

“With no desire, at rest and still, All things go right as of their will.”

“To understand the limitation of things, desire them.”

“Therefore the sage desires what (other men) do not desire, and does not prize things difficult to get; he learns what (other men) do not learn, and turns back to what the multitude of men have passed by.”

“free from desire, you realize the mysterycaught in the desire, you see only the manifestations.”

“When the great Tao is forgotten,goodness and piety appear.When the body's intelligence declines,cleverness and knowledge step forth.When there is no peace in the family,filial piety begins.When the country falls into chaos,patriotism is born.”