The Taoteching #16

Let limits be empty
the center be still
ten thousand things rise
we watch them return
creatures without number
all return to their roots
return to their roots to be still
to be still to revive
to revive to endure
knowing how to endure is wisdom
not knowing is to suffer in vain
knowing how to endure is to be all-embracing
all-embracing means impartial
impartial means the king
the king means Heaven
Heaven means the Way
and the Way means long life
life without trouble

Lao-tzu
The Taoteching