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"Do (wei) when there is nothing to do (wu-wei), Manage affairs (shih) when there are none to manage, Know (chih) by not knowing. Regard the great as small, the much as little. Repay injury (yüan) with te. Plan the difficult while it is easy. Accomplish (wei) the great when it is small. Difficult affairs of the world, Must be done while they are easy. Great affairs of the world, Must be done while they are small. The sage never does anything great, Therefore he can accomplish the great. He who makes promises lightly seldom keeps his words. He who takes much to be easy finds much to be difficult. Therefore even the sage takes things to be difficult, So that in the end they are not difficult."