You can only think of the danger of ascending to a high place after you have stood in a low place.
Whatever I do, I leave some part of it unfinished; that way the Creator will not frown on me and the ghosts and spirits will not be able to harm me.
Do not scramble for favour and profit; do not lag behind in virtue and accomplishments.
A favour received inevitably brings harm in its wake. When you feel gratified, stop forging ahead, and turn round promptly.
The Dao, in its pure state, eludes labels of existence or void, motion or stillness, opposition or alignment. Human minds, bound by dualities, craft these distinctions. Our perceived world—a construct of senses and thought—veils reality’s true face.