Words from Lao Tzu

Men knowing the way of life
Do without acting,
Effect without enforcing,
Taste without consuming;
‘Through the many they find the few,
Through the humble the great;
They respect their foes,
They face the simple fact before it becomes involved.
Solve the small problem before it becomes big.
The most involved fact in the world
Could have been faced when it was simple,
The biggest problem in the world
Could have been solved when it was small.
The simple fact that he finds no problem big
Is the sane man’s prime achievement.
If you say yes too quickly
You may have to say no,
If you think things are done too easily
You may find them hard to do:
If you face trouble sanely
It cannot trouble you