“Will work but ill, and disappointment bring.”

“Boasting of wealth and virtue brings your demise.”

“Possessing rare treasures brings about harmful behavior.”

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

“When men lost their understanding of the Tao, intelligence came along, bringing hypocrisy with it.”

“We should blunt our sharp points, and unravel the complications of things; we should attemper our brightness, and bring ourselves into agreement with the obscurity of others.”

“Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.”