What lies still is easy
to grasp
What lies far off is
easy to anticipate
What is brittle is easy
to shatter
What is small is easy to
disperse
A dam greater than a
river can overflow with a clod of earth
A journey of a thousand
miles begins with one tiny step
Therefore deal with
things before they happen
Create order before
there is confusion
People often fail on the
verge of success
Take care at the end as
at the beginning
So that you may avoid
failure
The sage desires
no-desire
Values no-value
Learns no-learning
And returns to the places
that people have forgotten
He would help all people
to become natural
But then he would not be
natural
