三十辐共一毂，当其无有车之用；埏埴以为器，当其无有器之；凿户牖以为室，当其无有室之用。故有之以为利，无之以为用

宠辱若惊，贵大患若身。何谓宠辱若惊？宠为上辱为下，得之若惊，失之若惊，是谓宠辱若惊。何谓贵大患若身？吾所以有大患者，为吾有身，及吾无身，吾有何患？故贵以身为天下，若可寄天下；爱以身为天下，若可托天下

载营魄抱一，能无离乎？专气致柔，能婴儿乎？涤除玄览，能无疵乎？爱民治国，能无智乎？天门开阖，能为雌乎？明白四达，能无为乎？生之畜之，生而不有，为而不恃，长而不宰。是为玄德

By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning.

People starved because the ruler taxed too heavily.

五色令人目盲；五音令人耳聋；五味令人口爽；驰骋畋猎令人心发狂；难得之货令人行妨。是以圣人为腹不为目，故去彼取此

A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man!

天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。天地之间，其犹橐龠乎？虚而不屈，动而愈出。多言数穷，不如守中

千里之行，始于足下。

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，故几于道。居善地，心善渊，与善仁，言善信，政善治，事善能，动善时。夫唯不争故无尤

知人者智，自知者明。

He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.

谷神不死是谓玄牝。玄牝之门，是谓天地根。绵绵若存，用之不勤~

天长地久。天地所以能长且久者，以其不自生，故能长生。是以圣人后其身而身先，外其身而身存。非以其无私邪？故能成其私

太上，不知有之；其次，亲而誉之；其次，畏之；其次，侮之。信不足也，有不信焉。悠兮其贵言。功成事遂，百姓皆谓：“我自然”

let people return to the use of knots and be satisfied with their food and pleased with their clothing and content with their homes and happy with their customs let there be another state so near people hear its dogs and chickens but live out their lives without making a visit

致虚极，守静笃。万物并作，吾以观复。夫物芸芸，各复归其根。归根曰静，静曰复命。复命曰常，知常曰明。不知常，妄作，凶。知常容，容乃公，公乃王，王乃天，天乃道，道乃久，殁身不殆

Since before time and space were, the Tao is. It is beyond is and is not. How do I know this is true? I look inside myself and see.

To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.

Thirty spokes unite at the single hub; It is the empty space which makes the wheel useful. Mold clay to form a bowl; It is the empty space which makes the bowl useful. Cut out windows and doors; It is the empty space which makes the room useful.

People are difficult to be ruled, Because the ruler governs with personal desire and establishes too many laws to confuse the people.

道可道，非常道。名可名，非常名。无名天地之始，有名万物之母。故常无欲，以观其妙；常有欲，以观其徼。此两者同出而异名，同谓之玄，玄之又玄，众妙之门

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don't know who gave birth to it. It is older than God.

The Tao is like a bellows: it is empty yet infinitely capable. The more you use it, the more it produces; the more you talk of it, the less you understand.