知人者智，自知者明（Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear.） 治大国如烹小鲜（A big country is like cooking a small fresh） 道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物（Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things） 人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然（Man is the law of the earth, the earth is the law of the sky, the heaven is the law, and the Tao is the nature）